BEC President Brian King will lead a discussion of Elizabeth Kolbert’s ““.

The Earth has witnessed five mass extinctions in the past, the last one 66 million years ago. We are now in the middle of a human caused extinction event that threatens to get only worse as global climate change continues. What does this mean for life on the planet including human life?
The book is widely available in stores and libraries.  Please read the book ahead of time if you can, but it is not required for this meeting.