With rapid climate change, one-fourth of Earth’s species could be headed for extinction by 2050. - The Nature Conservancy
Definitions
CLIMATE CHANGE- a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. EL NIÑO- an irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region and beyond every few years, characterized by the appearance of unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador, typically in late December.