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Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink (2014)

Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink (2014)

TV Movie Documentary

The clues to the future lie in the past

Release Date: 2014, November 30
Directors: Sarah Holt
Countries: United States of America
Production: Tangled Bank Studios, Smithsonian Channel
Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Kirk Johnson, Elizabeth Hadly

Overview:

It's death on an unimaginable scale, when a majority of Earth's species quickly die out. It's called "mass extinction," and it's happened at least five times before. Cataclysms, such as supervolcanoes or asteroids, are thought to cause these events, but some experts believe a manmade mass extinction could be next. Is our planet in trouble? And if so, is there anything we can do to stop the next catastrophic annihilation? Experts are traveling the world, performing groundbreaking scientific detective work to answer these very questions.

Keywords:

woman director climate change humanity endangered species environmental