Global warming could lead to extinction of one in six species on Planet Earth

#environmentalists #globalwarming #climatechange Environmentalists have cautioned that unless efforts are taken to stop global warming, our planet Earth could lose one in six species. This has been indicated by Dr Mark Urban, of the University of Connecticut in the US. In his opinion, risks of extinction from climate change would not only be on the rise but could also accelerate for every degree rise in global temperatures.
He has warned that the signal of climate change-induced extinctions will become prominent unless we humans do not take immediate action to limit future climate change.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 1 May 2015.

He has remarked that if current levels of global warming continue, raising Earth's temperature by 4C, nearly 16% of species could be at risk because loss of species has close links with climate change. The effects would be felt in countries like South America, Australia, New Zealand, and even North America and Europe.
The tentative %-age wise breakup is 23% in South America, 14% in Australia and New Zealand and 6% in Europe and 5% in North America.
Of course, rise in global temperature is usually associated with the melting of glaciers and ice caps which, in turn, give rise to sea levels and result in natural disasters like floods, landslides, typhoons. There are many who do not accept the theory of global warming. But, for the sake of humanity, it would be better to take notice and act.

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