Life on Earth ‘under siege’ from humans, say scientists

An international team of scientists, which declared a climate emergency in 2019, have identified 35 planetary vital signs, 20 of which they said are being pushed to record extremes

Life on Earth is “under siege”, with the planet’s vital signs pushed to the extreme, a study has reported.

This year has seen temperature records broken by enormous margins, such as September, which saw the largest jump in average heat since at least 1940.