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The 6th Mass Extinction
| Date & Time: | 2015/10/24 (Saturday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F.) |
| Speaker: | Professor LEUNG Wing-mo (Executive Committee Member, Hong Kong Meteorological Society and Former Assistant Director, Hong Kong Observatory) |
| Organiser: | Jointly presented by the Hong Kong Public Libraries and the Hong Kong Meteorological Society |
| Remarks: | •Free admission by ticket. Conducted in Cantonese. •Please register by phone or in person at Young Adult Library, 6/F of Hong Kong Central Library for admission tickets from 10th October 2015 (Saturday). Each person may obtain two tickets. First come, first served. |
| Enquiry Telephone Number: | 2921 0335 |
In a world where survival of the fittest is the rule, it comes as no surprise that many plants and animals had disappeared when sudden changes in the environment occurred in the past. However, comes the epoch of humans, or the Anthropocene, the rates of extinction of species are a thousand times faster than the background rate. Is this a serious problem? What are the causes? Do human and climate change play a significant role? Is there anything we can do to avert the eventuality of an imminent mass extinction?
