Our soaring population may suggest success as a species, bu… - Sylvia A. Earle

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Our soaring population may suggest success as a species, but the environmental price of modern civilization is high, and our prosperity may be short-lived.

Sylvia A. Earle

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Sylvia Earle (born 1935) is an American marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer. Since 1998 she has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence. Earle was the first woman to be appointed chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.

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Native Name: Sylvia Earle

Alternative Names: Sylvia Alice Earle • S.A.Earle • Sylvia A Earle

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