Data from: Accelerating extinction risk from climate change

Current predictions of extinction risks from climate change vary widely
depending on the specific assumptions and geographic and taxonomic focus
of each study. I synthesized published studies in order to estimate a
global mean extinction rate and determine which factors contribute the
greatest uncertainty to climate change–induced extinction risks. Results
suggest that extinction risks will accelerate with future global
temperatures, threatening up to one in six species under current policies.
Extinction risks were highest in South America, Australia, and New
Zealand, and risks did not vary by taxonomic group. Realistic assumptions
about extinction debt and dispersal capacity substantially increased
extinction risks. We urgently need to adopt strategies that limit further
climate change if we are to avoid an acceleration of global extinctions.