Amphibians face mounting threats as heat waves and droughts intensify worldwide

Amphibians face mounting threats as heat waves and droughts intensify worldwide

Amphibians—the most threatened vertebrate class on Earth—are under enormous pressure, with 41% of all species already threatened with extinction. A new study from the Faculty of Biological Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt shows that increasing extreme weather events such as heat waves and droughts are further exacerbating the crisis and are directly linked to declining amphibian populations.

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