Climate Change may make Species Infertile: Study – The Economic Times
Article Synopsis – “Rising temperatures could drive some species to become sterile, making them succumb to the effects of climate change earlier than thought, scientists say.” Most of the research up to this point is based on the ‘critical thermal limit’ or CTL – the temperature at which animals collapse, stop moving or die. New research suggests that a wide variety of species lose their fertility at temperatures lower than their CTL. To read the actual article click here.