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Climate change threatens our amphibious friends

Content Editor: Dr. Immanuel Joshua E

October 19, 2023 at 12:30:00 PM

One Health, Environment Health, Climate Change

Content Editor: Dr. Immanuel Joshua E
  • The study titled ‘Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats’ was published in the journal Nature.

  • It has been found that climate change is emerging as one of the biggest threats to amphibians.

  • The study is based on the second global amphibian assessment.

  • The study evaluated the risk of extinction of more than 8,000 amphibian species.

  • The study also evaluated 2,286 species for the first time.

  • Two out of five amphibians are facing extinction threats due to climate change.

  • The analysis finds that between 2004 and 2022, a few serious risks have increased the number of amphibians that are in danger of going extinct.

  • Of these, climate change was the primary threat for 39% of these species.

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