Extreme weather may wipe out over a third of land animal habitats by 2085 study warns

Heat, floods, droughts stacking could cut habitats fast

A major scientific study warns that climate change will intensify extreme weather, with heatwaves, floods, droughts and wildfires increasing in frequency and impact. By 2085, more than one-third of land animal habitats could be threatened. Researchers say multiple climate stressors overlapping could speed biodiversity loss and raise extinction risks across ecosystems worldwide.