Study: Lizard Extinction a Threat of Global Warming

Global warming blamed for pattern of lizard deaths
When it comes to the hazards of global warming, it may turn out that lizards in burrows are the canaries in the coal mine.

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Lizards succumb to global warming
By Richard Lovett By 2080, global warming could result in one-fifth of the world’s lizard species becoming extinct, a global study has found. Even under the most optimistic scenarios for curbing carbon dioxide emissions, the analysis by an international team shows that one-fifth of the globe’s lizard populations, corresponding to 6 percent of all lizard species, may go extinct by 2050. “We’ve …

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Study: Lizard Extinction a Threat of Global Warming
Populations of lizards have died out on five continents over the past few decades, a direct result of global warming, a new study reports

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