CANADA: Extreme droughts that are caused by climate change are now putting the lives of many butterfly species in danger and can even push them into the brink of extinction, according to a new research.
Scientists warn that some butterfly species that are more sensitive to the effects of global warming even at its lowest levels, will be soon extinct by 2050.
This new study reveals that there are six butterfly species that are discovered to be specifically sensitive to the effects of drought that could soon disappear in some regions in the United Kingdom.
These findings are based on a prior study in 1995 that examined how butterflies survived the driest summer ever recorded since 1776. Scientists say that drought events like this will become more frequent in the future with the onslaught of climate change.
According to lead author of the study, Tom Oliver from the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology, the average across the country is quite bleak, due to the climate data and rapid increase in frequency of droughts across the nation.
