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Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink

You’ve probably never heard of the term “RCP 8.5” — the highest-emission scenario used by climate scientists to project the planet’s future. But if you’ve read about climate change, you’ve seen the numbers and nightmarish outcomes it produced: 4°C of warming by 2100, sometimes 5°C, sea level rising...

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What happened Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognisable may not survive by century’s end.
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Left / center-leftClimate change’s worst-case scenario is officially canceled

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CenterClimate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink

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VoxNews report · May 23, 12:00 PM

Climate change’s worst-case scenario is officially canceled

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You’ve probably never heard of the term “RCP 8.5” — the highest-emission scenario used by climate scientists to project the planet’s future. But if you’ve read about climate change, you’ve...

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The Straits TimesNews report · May 23, 10:05 AM

Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink

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Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognisable may not survive by century’s end.

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May 23, 10:05 AM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

May 23, 12:00 PM: Vox joined the source map.

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