article_snippet.sent: One in every six species of animals could face extinction if we do nothing to combat climate change, scientists claim.
article_snippet.sent: Scientists warn that one in every six species of animals could face extinction if we do nothing to combat climate change and those in South America, Australia, and New Zealand AustraliaNew Zealand are most at risk.
article_snippet.sent: Scientists from the University of Connecticut warned that one in six animals are at risk of extinction, particularly in regions where shrinking habitats and barriers to migration compound the problem.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Mark Urban   proposes that the rate of extinction will speed up in line with rising temperatures.
article_snippet.sent: If future temperatures increase by only two degrees compared to pre-industrial levels, the extinction risk would increase from 2.8 to 5.2 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: Researchers from the University of Connecticut Connecticut warned  animals in regions where shrinking habitats and barriers to migration compound the problem are most at risk.
article_snippet.sent: If the world does not come together and control greenhouse gas emissions and we allow the Earth to warm considerably we will face a potential loss of one in six species,' Dr Urban told the BBC. '
article_snippet.sent: Many species will be able to shift Many species ranges and keep up with climate change whereas others will not either because others habitat has disappeared or because others can't reach others habitat anymore.'
article_snippet.sent: If future temperatures increase by only two degrees compared to pre-industrial levels, the extinction risk would increase from 2.8 to 5.2%.
article_snippet.sent: But if global warming maintains its current trajectory and a 4.3 degree increase, that could increase to 16%, the study warns, which could be bad news for endangered jaguars .
article_snippet.sent: A study by the University of California, Berkeley has found that global warming is accelerating the world’s extinctions.
article_snippet.sent: One in six species could face extinction due to the effects of climate change if carbon emissions continue at current rates, A study by the University of Connecticut warns.
article_snippet.sent: If future temperatures increase by only two degrees compared to pre-industrial levels, the extinction risk would increase from 2.8 to 5.2%.
article_snippet.sent: By combining this ‘natural’ extinction risk with threats from humans and climate change, humans and climate change created a global map of future hotspots of extinction.
highlights_snippet.sent: Two studies warn that rising temperatures could wipe out animals .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: University of Connecticut research warns 1 in 6 species could face extinction, especially in South America, Australia, and New Zealand .
  