India, April 24 -- By 2085, climate‑driven heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods could expose 36% of land vertebrates' habitats to multiple extreme events.

Analysing nearly 34,000 species, researchers project heatwaves as the dominant threat.

Amazonia, Africa and Southeast Asia emerged as hotspots where biodiversity faces escalating, compounding climate hazards.

Extreme climate events such as heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods driven by climate change are esteemed to affect 36 per cent of the species' existing habitats by 2085, a new study has revealed.

These impacts have been assessed with the business as usual or high emissions scenario where thousands of terrestrial vertebrates, such as amphibians, birds, mammals a...