Nearly 8,000 animal species are at risk as extreme heat and land-use change collide

Phys.org12/9/2025 • Last cited 12/14/2025

Summary

Research led by Dr. Reut Vardi from the University of Oxford indicates that nearly 8,000 animal species may face increased extinction risks by the end of the century due to the combined effects of extreme heat from climate change and human land-use changes. The study highlights how these factors are creating increasingly unsuitable habitat conditions for these species.

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