Climate Change Threatens, Global Biodiversity as , Endangered Species List Grows.
'The Independent' reports that climate change's impact
on the planet's worsening biodiversity crisis has resulted
in more deadly environments for thousands of species.
According to an international organization
that tracks species health, climate change
has accelerated the significant decline in
the number of plants and animals on the planet.
Among the species threatened by
Earth's increasing temperature are
various species of fish and amphibians.
Between 2006 and 2020, the Atlantic salmon population
dropped by nearly a quarter, according to the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The species is now considered threatened. .
On December 11, leaders of the IUCN updated
their Red List of Threatened Species,
which tracks biodiversity across the planet.
'The Independent' reports that this year's list includes
information on 157,000 threatened species,
an increase of about 7,000 species compared to 2022.
According to the IUCN, over 44,000 species
are currently threatened by extinction,
approximately 2,000 more than in 2022.
Species around the world are
under huge pressure. So no matter
where you look, the numbers of
threatened species are rising, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Head of the Red List
unit at the IUCN, via 'The Independent'.
The IUCN update found that amphibians face
the greatest risk, with approximately 41%
of these species currently under threat. .
They are climate captives because
of higher temperatures, drought —
whatever happens amphibians
cannot move out of harm's way
and are directly impacted
by climate change, Vivek Menon, Deputy chair of the IUCN's species survival commission, via 'The Independent'