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A new study projects biodiversity threats if global warming speeds up. Under the most extreme scenarios, about one in three species could be facing extinction by the end of the century.

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As the Bramble Cay melomys (Melomys rubicola), has already been the first mammal to go extinct, of course there will be thousands more if we do not change our methods. https://iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/species-and-climate-change#:~:text=Climate%20change%20currently%20affects%20at,direct%20result%20of%20climate%20change. 

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This is true. According to a May 6 UN Report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the health of numerous ecosystems are eroding. The report, which has been reviewed by 145 expert authors and uses 15,000 scientific and government sources, details that 1 million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that with a global warming rise of 2 degrees Celsius, up to 18% of all species on land will be at risk of extinction. The International Fund for Animal Welfare wrote the Bramble Cay melomys (a type of rodent) is the first mammal to go extinct because its habitat on land was destroyed by rising sea levels. The fund also explained how other animals would be affected by rising temperatures, either leaving them unable to reproduce or lose their homes

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This is true. Depending on how hot it gets, and how extreme the conditions are, about one in three species could be facing extinction. In a less extreme case but still terrifying, if the global temperatures increase by 2 degrees Celsius by 2100, about 18% of all species on land animals are at a risk of going extinct. Before this however, 35% of animals and plants could become extinct in the wild by 2050 due to global climate change. 

Which animals are most impacted by climate change?International Fund for Animal Welfare | IFAWhttps://www.ifaw.org › journal › animals-most-impacte...

How many species could go extinct from climate change? It ...NPRhttps://www.npr.org › 2024/12/06 › nx-s1-5218583

Climate Change Endangers WildlifeNational Park Service (.gov)https://www.nps.gov › pore › learn › nature › climatecha...

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