2024 was the hottest year, within the hottest decade, since we have kept these records. How these consecutive, extreme heat years will impact the survival of species across the globe is an immense and pressing question that a team led by UConn researchers is working to answer. In their report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, they describe a tool they developed for rapid climate bioassessment, and how it could help prepare for deadly heat waves and potentially prevent extinction for species most at risk.