How Are Animals Affected By Climate Change

Climate change has affected us in many ways, but it was even more influential on organisms and their community. The Earth is gradually heating and we are left to deal with the consequences. Homes are being destroyed, organisms are dying, and resources are running low. Since 1880, Our Earth’s temperature had increased by about 0.8 degrees Celsius. Climate change is affecting the Earth and scientists say that one more degree will greatly affect people from all over the world. There are many consequences of climate change and each one has a great impact on all of us, but organisms’ homes are being destroyed and thousands of species are dying out. These organisms are imperative to our world and how it functions.

Not only will climate affect the ecosystems but will also affect the animals. Climate change affects habitats for thousands of species. Animals that are affected by this would either have to adapt to the new environment or roam other places. Climate change can change life cycles for animals and

The most important stakeholder in the this issue are animals, as they are currently facing the most lethal impacts of climate change. And one very important group that has been working very hard to deal with environmental issues is the Climate Action

The climate change will affect an animal’s ecosystem in many ways. The Changes affect the richness, the range, the distribution and the biodiversity of a specific species environment. Northern Canada is home to many marine and land animals and climate change will have an effect of both sets of these animals. In northern Canada many of the animals have adapted to the cold temperatures, that being said as the temperature begins to increase certain animals will be unable to survive such changes which will eventually effect the food chain for other animals around the specific ecosystem in question. Although extinction of these animals in the north is not expected any time soon a large decrease in their population is possible (Prowse et al,

Shifts in temperature and precipitation will be a shock to fragile ecosystems which depend on specific climatic conditions. Many species will be unable to adapt as fast as their environment changes and face sharply reduced numbers or extinction. Scientists estimate that a warming of just 2 degree will put as many as 30% of the world's species at risk of extinction. Plants and animals aren’t the only ones feeling the pressure of changing ecosystems. Many regions will face severe water shortages in a warmer world, creating the potential for conflict. It is believed that the genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region is at least in part a response to water shortages resulting from global warming.

Climate change can results in animals and plants migrating north to escape the heat but in many cases suitable habitats became scare or even unavailable farther away from the species natural habitat. “Shannon Pelini, a graduate student at the University of Notre Dame conducted experiments revealing that warmer increased the survival ship and shape of caterpillar and most northern habitats.”As if the direct effects of rising temperature weren’t enough, climate change also has impacts that could make climate patterns less consistent over time. “Michael Notaro a scientist at the University of Wisconsin Madison used climate data from the past century model vegetation changes over time.” He found that variability in climates cause an increasing number and and intensity of fire and droughts, as well as extreme weather events like ice ages and even heat

According to Hassol, these climate changes are being experienced especially intense in the Arctic, “Arctic average temperature has risen at almost twice the rate as the rest of the world in the past few decades” (8). These trends aren’t stopping anytime soon. The ongoing increases in concentrations of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere are causing an acceleration in these climate trends according to Hassol. Climate change is going to have major impacts on the earth, for example the sea ice melting. Hassol talks about how this could be seen either positive or negative. For the creatures in the Arctic like the seals and polar bears, the sea ice melting is very harmful to them. However, the reduced sea ice could increase marine access for shipping and offshore oil extraction. However, an increase in those activities would just further complicate the

Climate change is something that affects our Earth many times in greater ways than we would like to acknowledge. Earth’s temperature has been steadily rising since the beginning of time, but we have seen a huge increase starting in the 20th century, when industrialization began to happen. The issues that arise from climate change are happening more often and at a greater scale. Recently we see the way that climate change affects biodiversity.

Closing Statement 2 minutes: Although humans have an effect on climate change animals as well as nature’s contribution to climate change. It is a myth that climate change occurs from glaciers receding. Animals are the main production of CO2. The rate of global warming has slowed over the last decade. Our sources include national geographic, nasa, and ucsusa-a union of scientists, and others. Furthermore Earth always has and will change temperature on its own with the factors of natural causes. I think that we won because we had many graphs to show evidence. Also

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"We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words” (Anna Sewell). There is undeniable evidence that animals are being affected by climate change. Even though the effects are difficult to measure, there are many different ways animals are being affected. With the loss of predator and prey species it affects the life cycles in the food chain. The earth’s climate change causes habitats such as snow, ice, or forest areas to alter, resulting in loss of habitat and food accessibility as well as causing extinction.

Global climate change is one of the leading causes of habitat loss. The emission of CO2 is causing climate patterns to change, regionally and globally. One result of climate change the heating up of the arctic regions. This is causing loss of habitat for species such as penguins and polar bears. Another region affected are pacific islands, such as Kiribati. The melting ice is causing higher sea levels, which is causing

The global warming has a significant effect on the animal extinction. We all know that, global warming is what controls the heating and cooling of the earth. The seasonal change in the temperature plays a crucial role on the animal extinction in various ways. As the temperature changes or as the global warming takes place, the animals migrate from one place to another where they feel more comfortable and where they can easily adapt to the environment simply because not all the animals are able to resist certain temperatures. However, when they migrate to a new place, it also requires adapting to the new environment and condition. And when some animals fail adapt to the new environment for not having enough food or not being able to interact

The most noticeable impact of climate change has been on the impact of weather patterns. Jeannifer Francis has proposed a thesis that the warming arctic is changing weather patterns in temperature latitudes by altering the behavior of the northern polar jet stream. Climate change can affect other things that we do not think of however. An increase in the sea level leads to an increase level of norovirus bacterium which leads to a higher rate of the stomach flu. (CITE)

Climate change is one of the major issues surfacing earth over the past century. The earth’s temperature has increased over the years leading to detrimental effects on the economic and life sources of people, especially that of agricultural production and livestock. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary (2014), defined climate change as a change in global climate patterns apparent from the mid late 20th century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, (2007) predicts that by 2100 the increase in global average surface temperature may be between 1.8° C and 4.0° C. With increases of 1.5° C to 2.5° C, approximately 20 to 30 percent of plant and animal species are expected to be at risk of extinction. Moreover, the IPCC (2007)