Climate Change Is Pushing Many of the World’s Amphibians Closer to Extinction. Just over 40 percent of amphibian species are at risk of going extinct, and humans’ fossil fuel use is partly to blame, according to a new assessment.
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New research in Nature evaluating the status of 8,011 species of amphibians shows nearly 41% are threatened with extinction — and climate change emerges as major driver of declines.