Extinction

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This news word is about our environment.

Extinction.

A report by the Royal Botanic Gardens in London says there are about 391,000 plants known to science.

Of those more than 80,000 are in danger of extinction.

The researchers say land development and climate change are to blame.

Extinction means the permanent disappearance of an organization from the planet.

Some plants are extinct or in danger of extinction.

Humans are developing the land plants once grew on.

That and extreme weather are causing the extinction of some plants.