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Cacti are severely threatened by drought in a warming world

Headline via Nature · first report 11 Nov, 00:00 IST, latest 11 Nov, 21:30 IST

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Findings from a study spanning the Americas show that climate change forecasts are underestimating threats to biodiversity—even to exceptionally resilient species—by not factoring in extreme weather events that become more likely in a warmer world.

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