Global warming: Entire ecosystem may collapse within this decade

Team Udayavani, Apr 11, 2020, 12:14 PM IST

According to a new research, Global warming will cause  biodiversity loss across the world if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t curbed, with some ecosystems collapsing as soon as 2030 and  the scientists of the research team have predicted that the earth may heat up to 4 degree celsius by 2100 leaving various species and their populations vulnerable,

Alex Pigot from University College London’s Centre for Biodiversity and Environment told that a few animals will be vulnerable to more heat than their bodies can survive. He also added that the risk of extinction of various species will rise with the increase in temperature.

The research has estimated at the current level of carbon emissions,  73 per cent of the total species on the planet will face unprecedented warming.It is said that unless emissions are rapidly reduced the climate crisis will get substantially worse. Up to 50% of species will lose most of their suitable climate conditions by 2100 under the highest greenhouse gas emissions scenario

The research says that if we can keep global warming to below 2 °C, we can expect less than 2% of ecological communities globally to experience abrupt exposure. The research also says that there will be unmatched temperature events in the tropical oceans before 2030.