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Lizards struggle to stay cool in a warming world
2016-09-07 12:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: It seems like we learn something new every day about how climate change is wreaking havoc on our planet. And here today's statistic, one that will make you sit up in your chair: A staggering 40 percent of the planet's lizard populations will be extinct by 2080. Why? Because as global temperatures rise each year, these scaly critters are struggling to adapt their bodies' thermoregulatory processes to the new climate reality. What's more troubling is that a recent study examining thermoregulation...
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