The planet is nearing a species extinction threshold, beyond which the signal of global warming will become clearer with each passing year, a new study finds. The faster the climate changes as a result of manmade emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, the greater the extinction risks to species large and small.
The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, is a comprehensive analysis of 131 peer-reviewed studies of how species around the world may fare as the world's climate shifts, forcing range-limited species to adapt in their current habitat, move or perish
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