A new face of the climate crisis: Heatwaves, fires, and droughts are compounding a threat to species! By 2050, 74% of habitats could be affected by heatwaves.

The new threat of the climate crisis: Not just temperature, but frequent disasters will become the cause of destruction! A new study led by scientists at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research has raised serious warnings about climate change. The study analysed detailed species data along with climate predictions, including from important sources such as the IUCN Red List. "The impacts of climate change - especially extreme weather events - are still underestimated in conservation plans. This is not just a story of slowly rising temperatures. "In fact, the real threat is from those frequent and recurring extreme events, which together have a far more devastating impact. Research shows that when events such as droughts, heatwaves, fires and floods occur sequentially, their impact increases manifold. An example of this was seen in the Australia bushfires 2019-2020, where the drought that preceded the fires weakened the ecosystem. As a result, declines in plant and animal species were reported as high as 27% to 40%. The study analysed 33,936 terrestrial vertebrate species and 794 ecoregions. The findings are alarming.
By 2050, 74% of habitat areas in the medium-high emission scenario will be vulnerable to heatwaves 16% of areas to wildfires 8% of areas to droughts 3% of areas to flooding
The biggest threat is to areas that are rich in biodiversity - Southeast Asia, including the Amazon basin, Africa, and India. That is, where there are the most species, the biggest crisis is also looming.
By 2050, there will be 22 ecoregions where more than half will be at risk of two or more extreme events
The most sobering conclusion is that by 2085, 36% of housing areas will be where multiple types of extreme climate events will impact simultaneously.