Global warming increases risk of 'extinction domino effect', warns EU study

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Predictions that fail to take into account the 'extinction domino effect' may underestimate the scale of mass extinctions by up to 10 times

The risk of an "extinction domino effect" that could wipe out human life are being dramatically increased by climate change, according to a new research led by the European Commission Joint Researc...

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