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