Warming climate is already too hot to handle for 2% of amphibians, study shows (news.mongabay.com)

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For about 2% of the world’s amphibian species, it’s already getting too hot to survive in their natural habitats, according to a new study in Nature. If the planet keeps warming unchecked, this number is expected to jump to 7.5% by the end of the century.

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[-] Mac@mander.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

We don't need imaginative solutions, we already have the answers.

This is an open-book test and we continue to fail.

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The answers are out there, but one problem is that we - the people - expect that those in power will implement them, and they don't.

So, we need imaginative solutions, in order for these fixes to be implemented.

[-] msage@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago

We have even imaginative solutions, to every current and future problem.

[-] Carvex@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Right there with you my friend, we already have the answers, we actively chose not to implement them at any point since we've known about carbon global warming since around 1896.

[-] Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Join a Communist party

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Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.

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