Rising Sea Levels Threaten Over 40% of Terrestrial Vertebrate Habitats by Century's End

A new global study published in Science projects that over 42% of terrestrial land vertebrates could lose parts of their habitats to the ocean by the end of the century due to climate change-driven sea-level rise. The research overlaid habitat suitability maps for 34,120 land vertebrate species with sea-level rise projections across various climate change scenarios. Regions like the Amazon River delta, Central America, and Southeastern Africa are identified as particularly high-risk areas.