Climate change could wipe out up to HALF of all plant and animal life by 2070
4 years, 10 months ago

Climate change could wipe out up to HALF of all plant and animal life by 2070

Daily Mail  

Climate change could wipe out up to half of all plant and animal life on Earth by 2070 if temperatures keep increasing, study warns. Scroll down for video The common giant tree frog from Madagascar is one of many species impacted by recent climate change Commenting on the findings, study author Dr John Wiens, at Arizona University, said: the results read like a 'choose your own adventure story'. 'If we stick to the Paris Agreement to combat climate change, we may lose fewer than two out of every 10 plant and animal species on Earth by 2070. The ecologists behind the study said accurately predicting biodiversity loss from climate change requires understanding specifically what causes extinctions, and what mechanisms species could deploy to survive.

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How many species could go extinct from climate change? It depends on how hot it gets.
1 month ago

How many species could go extinct from climate change? It depends on how hot it gets.

NPR  

How many species could go extinct from climate change? toggle caption Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty/Universal Images Group Editorial To consider how climate change could cause some extinctions, imagine a tiny mountain bird that eats the berries of a particular mountain tree. Sponsor Message Scientists call this mountain phenomenon the "escalator to extinction" and it's just one way climate …

Climate change solutions not always good for biodiversity
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change solutions not always good for biodiversity

Raw Story  

Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say scientists urging a more coordinated effort on these challenges. The IPBES and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in 2021 that a siloed approach risked "actions which, inadvertently, prevent the resolution of one or the other problem, or even …

Jane Goodall Thinks It’s Not Too Late to Save the World
5 months ago

Jane Goodall Thinks It’s Not Too Late to Save the World

Wired  

Jane Goodall understands better than most the impact humans have had on the planet. At 26, Goodall ventured into the Tanzanian rainforests—where the now-famous Gombe National Park was established a few years later—to study chimpanzees. The planet’s biodiversity has also rapidly deteriorated over the past few decades, and according to the UN, up to a million species are at risk …

Scientists discover ideal temperature for all life on Earth
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists discover ideal temperature for all life on Earth

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy All species on Earth appear to thrive at an “optimal” 20 degrees Celsius, according to …

Climate change study puts expiration date on all mammals
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate change study puts expiration date on all mammals

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The newly emerged supercontinent would effectively create a triple whammy, comprising the continentality effect, hotter sun and more CO …

Why nature is our shield against climate change
1 year, 6 months ago

Why nature is our shield against climate change

Live Mint  

Biparjoy, Amphan, Mocha, Yaas, Nisarg, Tauktae. We don’t know if climate change causes El Niño but we do know climate change is making existing problems worse. In other parts of India that are being struck increasingly by heat events, city and town action must include the blue and green: trees and water bodies which can help regulate micro climate and …

Climate change to push 30% species over tipping points: study
1 year, 7 months ago

Climate change to push 30% species over tipping points: study

The Hindu  

Climate change is likely to abruptly push up to 30 per cent species over tipping points as their geographic ranges reach unforeseen temperatures, according to a study. Instead, for many animals, large swaths of their geographic range are likely to become unfamiliarly hot in a short span of time," said study lead author Alex Pigot from University College London in …

Warnings About Humanity’s Future Don’t Get More Dire Than This
1 year, 9 months ago

Warnings About Humanity’s Future Don’t Get More Dire Than This

Wired  

Today, the plummeting price of renewables is helping humanity decarbonize: Wind energy prices dropped by 55 percent in the 2010s, the new report notes, while solar power and lithium ion batteries got 85 percent cheaper—much cheaper than researchers had anticipated. The report “makes it clear that the world has made some progress on climate change—there is some good news,” says …

90% of humans will suffer extreme heat, drought due to climate change: report
2 years ago

90% of humans will suffer extreme heat, drought due to climate change: report

Salon  

If you are reading this article, there is a 9 out of 10 chance that you live somewhere that will experience future extreme heat weather events due to climate change. In an analysis published for the scientific journal Nature Sustainability, Oxford's Professor Louise Slater and Wuhan University's Dr. Jiabo Yin explain that as the planet's temperature continues to rise, there …

A planet in crisis: on tangible outcomes from biological diversity convention
2 years ago

A planet in crisis: on tangible outcomes from biological diversity convention

The Hindu  

A month after the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt, diplomatic retinue went into a contentious huddle again to save the planet — in Montreal, Canada, this time, and as the Convention on Biological Diversity. There are no world leaders and heads of state making grandiloquent commitments because the CBD largely …

Earth could face a mass EXTINCTION by 2100
2 years ago

Earth could face a mass EXTINCTION by 2100

Daily Mail  

Earth faces a mass extinction by 2100 that could wipe out more than a quarter of world biodiversity, a new study warns. Earth will lose some 10 per cent of its animals and plants by 2050, rising to 27 per cent by 2100 The world has experienced five mass extinctions over the course of its history, and experts claim a …

Climate Change Leading To Frequency Of Fish Mass Extinctions, Says Research
2 years, 4 months ago

Climate Change Leading To Frequency Of Fish Mass Extinctions, Says Research

News 18  

Finally, after establishing a historical baseline, the team used air and water temperature-based models to predict the frequency of future summer kills. The models predicted a six-fold increase in the frequency of fish mortality events by 2100 based on local water temperature projections, while local air temperature projections predicted a 34-fold increase. “If there are eight summer kills now, the …

Mass extinction of up to 90 PERCENT of all marine species could happen by 2100
2 years, 4 months ago

Mass extinction of up to 90 PERCENT of all marine species could happen by 2100

Daily Mail  

Nearly 90 percent of all marine species are at high or critical risk of going extinct by the end of the century if humans do not curb greenhouse emissions, a new study warns. A team of researchers led by Dalhousie University in Canada, evaluated climate risks of nearly 25,000 species that live in the upper 328 feet of the ocean …

‘Climate endgame’: Potential for environmental crisis to end humanity is ‘dangerously underexplored’
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Climate endgame’: Potential for environmental crisis to end humanity is ‘dangerously underexplored’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There are plenty of reasons to believe climate change could become catastrophic, even at modest levels of warming,” said …

It’s Not Too Late to Stop Mass Extinction in the Ocean
55 years ago

It’s Not Too Late to Stop Mass Extinction in the Ocean

Wired  

A quarter of a billion years ago, things were not going well on planet Earth. Back then the planet was in the middle of the worst mass extinction event ever—much worse than the one that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago. “These environmental changes are also happening in the modern ocean today,” says Penn, a research associate …

No obituary for Earth: Scientists fight climate doom talk
2 years, 9 months ago

No obituary for Earth: Scientists fight climate doom talk

Associated Press  

It’s not the end of the world. There’s no such thing as pass-fail when it comes to the climate crisis.” “It’s really, really, really hard to walk people back from that ledge,” Gill said. “Everybody knows it’s going to get worse,” said Woodwell Climate Research Center scientist Jennifer Francis. So I’m seeing people do things.” Pennsylvania State University climate scientist …

UN climate report: ‘Atlas of human suffering’ worse, bigger
2 years, 10 months ago

UN climate report: ‘Atlas of human suffering’ worse, bigger

Associated Press  

Deadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about to get so much worse. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report said Monday if human-caused global warming isn’t limited to just another couple tenths of a degree, an Earth now struck regularly by deadly heat, fires, floods and drought in future decades will degrade in 127 ways with some …

There’s a Silver Lining in the Extremely Bleak New Climate Report
55 years ago

There’s a Silver Lining in the Extremely Bleak New Climate Report

Slate  

The United Nations’ climate change research group issued a new report on Monday with an unequivocal finding: We’re in deep trouble. The worldwide cohort of 234 scientists who contributed to the report stated that humans are “unequivocally” responsible for this state of affairs, which will affect “all regions” of the globe—including supposedly climate-friendly cities—by hastening the frequency of heat waves, …

UN Climate Change Report: 'It’s going to get worse...nowhere to run, nowhere to hide'
3 years, 5 months ago

UN Climate Change Report: 'It’s going to get worse...nowhere to run, nowhere to hide'

India TV News  

UN Climate Change Report: Earth’s climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday that the United Nations calls a “code red for humanity.” “It’s just guaranteed that it’s going to get worse,” said report co-author Linda …

Climate crisis ‘intensifying’ conflicts between humans and wildlife
3 years, 5 months ago

Climate crisis ‘intensifying’ conflicts between humans and wildlife

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The climate crisis could be “intensifying” conflicts between humans and wildlife, a biologist has warned. …

Leaked UN draft report warns of accelerating climate devastation
3 years, 6 months ago

Leaked UN draft report warns of accelerating climate devastation

Al Jazeera  

Devastating climate effects from unliveable heat to more widespread disease are accelerating and will become obvious within 30 years, draft UN report says. That goal is enshrined in the 2015 Paris Agreement, adopted by nearly 200 nations which pledged to collectively cap warming at “well below” two degrees Celsius – and 1.5 degrees if possible. But the UN draft report …

Find ways to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, says UN report
3 years, 6 months ago

Find ways to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, says UN report

Firstpost  

Policy responses to both these problem have long been siloed but they worsen each other and are intertwined. To save the planet, the world needs to tackle the crises of climate change and species loss together, taking measures that fix both and not just one, United Nations scientists said. A joint report Thursday by separate UN scientific bodies that look …

Climate and extinction crises must be tackled together, says United Nations
3 years, 6 months ago

Climate and extinction crises must be tackled together, says United Nations

The Hindu  

To save the planet, the world needs to tackle the crises of climate change and species loss together, taking measures that fix both and not just one, United Nations scientists said. Policy responses to climate change and biodiversity loss have long been siloed, with different government agencies responsible for each, said co-author Pamela McElwee, a human ecologist at Rutgers University. …

How to Protect Species and Save the Planet—at Once
3 years, 6 months ago

How to Protect Species and Save the Planet—at Once

Wired  

Humanity is struggling to contain two compounding crises: skyrocketing global temperatures and plummeting biodiversity. The report is the product of a four-day virtual workshop attended by researchers of all stripes, and is a collaboration between the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In light of the Paris Agreement, it’s …

Polar bears could be extinct by the end of the century, study says
4 years, 5 months ago

Polar bears could be extinct by the end of the century, study says

LA Times  

The heating of the planet is pushing Earth’s polar bear population to its limit, and according to a new study they could have fewer than 100 years left before extinction. Studies have long shown that declining sea ice will lead to a decline in polar bears, but new research published Monday in Nature Climate Change models a specific doomsday timeline. …

UN sets 2030 biodiversity targets as we face a mass extinction
4 years, 11 months ago

UN sets 2030 biodiversity targets as we face a mass extinction

CNN  

CNN — Almost a third of the Earth will need to be protected by 2030 and pollution cut by half to save our remaining wildlife, as we enter the planet’s sixth era of mass extinction, according to a United Nations agency. “Despite ongoing efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide and this decline is projected to continue or worsen under business-as-usual scenarios.” …

More than half of world’s forest wildlife lost in 40 years, study finds
5 years, 4 months ago

More than half of world’s forest wildlife lost in 40 years, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Humanity is killing the Earth’s greatest natural ally in the fight against climate breakdown, our forests, according to the …

The animals that will survive climate change
5 years, 5 months ago

The animals that will survive climate change

BBC  

The animals that will survive climate change Getty Images With one in every four species facing extinction, which animals are the best equipped to survive the climate crisis?. These species “might do well under climate change because they thrive in states of change and transition”, says Jessica Hellmann, who leads the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota. …

WHAT DO EXPERTS PREDICT FOR THE FATE OF THE PLANET'S PLANTS AND ANIMALS?
5 years, 6 months ago

WHAT DO EXPERTS PREDICT FOR THE FATE OF THE PLANET'S PLANTS AND ANIMALS?

Daily Mail  

Nature is in more trouble now than at any time in human history with extinction looming over one million species of plants and animals, experts say. That's the key finding of the United Nations' first comprehensive report on biodiversity - the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat. The report's 39-page summary highlighted …

Humans causing shrinking of nature as larger animals die off
5 years, 7 months ago

Humans causing shrinking of nature as larger animals die off

CNN  

CNN — Birds and mammals will shrink in average size over the next 100 years, with the body mass of the latter falling by a quarter, according to a new study. Lead study author Rob Cooke explained that human destruction of habitats, hunting, intensive farming, urbanization and global warming are all to blame, and there could be worrying consequences. Tawny …

Killing off animals and plants now threatens humanity itself, UN experts warn in urgent call for action
5 years, 8 months ago

Killing off animals and plants now threatens humanity itself, UN experts warn in urgent call for action

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Loss of biodiversity threatens the human race just as much as climate change, the experts believe, with up to …

We're in trouble: UN report claims species in Nature are being lost in the thousands
5 years, 8 months ago

We're in trouble: UN report claims species in Nature are being lost in the thousands

Firstpost  

The report reads like a charge sheet against the most destructive creatures in History: HUMANS A landmark UN report on the state of Nature, obtained by AFP, makes for grim reading, showing how humanity has wreaked havoc with the environment. The report, compiled from more than 15,000 academic papers and research publications, estimates that 75 percent of land, 40 percent …

One million species at risk of extinction, UN report warns, and we are mostly to blame
5 years, 8 months ago

One million species at risk of extinction, UN report warns, and we are mostly to blame

ABC  

One million of the world's species are now under threat of extinction, according to the biggest-ever review of the state of nature on Earth. Key points: The report, which draws on 15,000 scientific and government sources, says human use of land and sea resources are mostly to blame The decline in nature is happening at rates that are unprecedented in …

1 Million Animal And Plant Species Are At Risk Of Extinction, U.N. Report Says
5 years, 8 months ago

1 Million Animal And Plant Species Are At Risk Of Extinction, U.N. Report Says

NPR  

1 Million Animal And Plant Species Are At Risk Of Extinction, U.N. Report Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images Up to 1 million of the estimated 8 million plant and animal species on Earth are at risk of extinction — many of them within decades — according to scientists and researchers who produced a …

Nature is in the worst shape in human history, U.N. report says
5 years, 8 months ago

Nature is in the worst shape in human history, U.N. report says

LA Times  

Two wild elephants engage in a tussle on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, in 2017. About three-quarters of Earth’s land, two-thirds of its oceans and 85% of crucial wetlands have been severely altered or lost, making it harder for species to survive, the report said. The report comes up with 1 million species in trouble by extrapolating the union’s 25% …

One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft U.N. report
5 years, 8 months ago

One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft U.N. report

The Hindu  

Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft U.N. report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very survival depends. ‘Mass extinction event’ The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report warns of “an imminent rapid acceleration in the global rate of …

Earth Day 2019: We need to protect our species to prevent a global ecosystem collapse
5 years, 8 months ago

Earth Day 2019: We need to protect our species to prevent a global ecosystem collapse

Firstpost  

We often don’t pay attention to the fact that our day-to-day existence is inextricably connected with the natural world, the resources it has to offer and the species that thrive on it. The species composition on our planet includes 7.3 percent animals, 7.4 percent fungi, 0.02 percent plants, 7.3 percent protists, and a whopping 78 percent bacteria, according to research …

The climate strike is a source for hope – but new research shows it might be too late
5 years, 9 months ago

The climate strike is a source for hope – but new research shows it might be too late

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the last week, the UN …

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