Deforestation + climate change = dead end for wildlife
1 / 3Some 550 species -- more than half already threatened with the extinction -- are listed as vulnerableSome 550 species -- more than half already threatened with the extinction -- are listed as vulnerable Paris - Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving cooler climes, heightening the risk of extinction, researchers said Monday.
At current rates of climate change, animals and plants moving to the least heat-ravaged spots accessible today would, on average, be exposed by 2070 to an environment 2.7 degrees Celsius hotter than during the second half of the 20th century, the study found. A single degree of warming since the industrial revolution has already boosted the frequency and intensity of heat waves, droughts and tropical storms.
Story continues"Tropical species are particularly sensitive to temperature change," Senior said."Most are found nowhere else on Earth, and make up a huge proportion of global biodiversity."
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