## Temperatures

#### Global temperatures are consistently rising, putting thousands of species and their ecosystems at risk



*   [World Wildlife Fund 17](https://www.wwf.org.uk/effectsofclimatechange) 
    *   **Greatest cause** of species extinctions this century
    *   **1.5°C** average rise may put **20-30% of species at risk** of extinction (IPCC)
    *   If the planet warms by more than **2°C**, most ecosystems will struggle. (IPCC)
*   [NASA](https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/)
    *   Rising Temperatures show a continuous trend
    
![](https://github.com/NB419/source-library/blob/master/images/climate-temperatures.png?raw=true)
