The ecosystems of the Yangtze River are under threat, according to a new report from WWF (formerly World Wildlife Fund), which the organization calls, “the first ever large scale report on the Yangtze and climate change adaptation.” BBC reports:
In a new report, WWF-China says the temperature in the basin area of China’s longest river has risen steadily over the past two decades.
This has led to an increase in flooding, heat waves and drought.
Further temperature rises will have a disastrous effect on biodiversity in and along the river, the report says.
The WWF – formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund – predicts that in the next 50 years temperatures will go up by between 1.5C and 2C.