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Mass die-offs in marine mammals are accelerating, and climate change will only make it worse

As the seas warm, marine mammals may struggle to survive the heat or become malnourished because their prey has left for more hospitable waters; both situations can leave the mammals with weakened immune systems.

With temperatures rising, can animals survive the heat stress?
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With temperatures rising, can animals survive the heat stress?

A growing number of studies show that warming temperatures are increasing mortality. Researchers warn that heat stress could become a major factor in future extinctions.

Trump to curb protections as warming endangers species
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Trump to curb protections as warming endangers species

The Trump administration wants to loosen protections for endangered species while scientists brace for mass die-offs to accelerate globally.

A warm-weather plague killed more than half of this endangered species in three weeks
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A warm-weather plague killed more than half of this endangered species in three weeks

Warm, wet weather triggered the unprecedented die-off of imperiled saiga antelope, scientists say. And climate change may make such conditions even more likely.
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