Climate change is now the leading threat to imperiled species, new study finds

Climate change and El Niño: pushing Brazil’s amphibians to extinction

A groundbreaking new study has challenged a long-standing belief in conservation science, revealing that climate change, intensified by increasingly extreme El Niño events, is the true force accelerating the extinction and decline of Brazil’s amphibians. Contrary to decades of assumptions, researchers have found that the aquatic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), once blamed as the main cause, plays only a secondary role in the crisis. …

Climate change is officially the leading threat to imperiled species in the United States

For the first time, scientists have identified climate change as the top driver of human-caused biodiversity loss among species protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Climate change is now the leading threat to imperiled species, new study finds

Authors of an article in BioScience reveal that climate change has become the most pervasive threat to ESA-listed species, marking the first time that this driver has been identified to surpass other causes of biodiversity loss for this group.

"As a group, penguins are a paradigmatic case of organisms affected by climate change."...

How Are Plants and Animals Responding to Climate Change?

Climate change and other human-driven environmental impacts are altering ecosystems and affecting the lives of millions of plant The post How Are Plants and Animals Responding to Climate Change? appeared first on Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas.

Climate change leading cause of biodiversity loss in U.S. - The Wildlife Society

Ninety-one percent of species listed under the ESA face the threat of climate change