Elizabeth Kolbert

The Sixth Extinction

Account of the current extinction event and humanity's role in environmental collapse

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Elizabeth Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert

American journalist and environmental writer whose The Sixth Extinction won the Pulitzer Prize for its account of the current mass extinction event. Field Notes from a Catastrophe documented climate change. Her work combines reportage with scientific authority to address the most urgent environmental issues.

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