A global study of 5,100+ species reveals climate change is driving more local extinctions in temperate zones than the tropics (49% vs 33%). This upends long-held theories, as researchers find temperate regions are warming twice as fast and species there are just as sensitive to heat.

A global study of 5,100+ species reveals climate change is driving more local extinctions in temperate zones than the tropics (49% vs 33%). This upends long-held theories, as researchers find temperate regions are warming twice as fast and species there are just as sensitive to heat.