But will still kill more species than before.
phase, by Kaiho's calculations, we would need to warm up significantly more to reach the dreadful benchmark. To put that into perspective, previous studies have suggested that a mere 5.2C increase in Earth's temperature would bring about a mass extinction event comparable to the previous one that occurred.
Also, warnings by climate scientists have said that at the current rate of emissions, the Earth would warm up by as much as 4.4Do we have more time on our hands then?C change in temperatures on the planet is unlikely to happen until 2500 A.D. So, did our safety net just increase? Do we have more time to slow down our emissions?
Kahio does not think so. "Prediction of the future anthropogenic extinction magnitude using only surface temperature is difficult because the causes of the anthropogenic extinction differ from causes of mass extinctions in geologic time," Kahio toldWhat he means is that the accelerated pace that human civilization has brought upon this climate change continues to put species at risk.
The largest mass extinction on record that occurred 250 million years ago took place over a period of 60,000 years. However, what we are facing now is happening much faster in a few centuries. The faster rate of this change may not give species sufficient time to adapt, and even though the warming may not be high, we might end up losing a higher number of species in the next extinction event. For that, humanity alone will be responsible.
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