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From: Nate B <43703496+NB419@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 20:51:06 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Create temperatures.md

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+## Temperatures
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+#### Global temperatures are consistently rising, putting thousands of species and their ecosystems at risk
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+*   [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
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+![](https://github.com/NB419/source-library/blob/master/images/climate-temperatures.png?raw=true)