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## 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)