From the IPCC’s March 2014 AR 5 Impacts Summary.
With Sea Ice Melting, Killer Whales Are Moving into the Arctic 0225.rtf
Greening of Antarctica Shows Significant Climate Shift on the Frozen Continent 1024.rtf - There is a very tiny green plant foothold on the northern Antarctic Peninsula, but that foothold is accelrating fast.
Polar Bears Forced into People’s Path by Climate Crisis 0824.rtf
Over 1:2 of Kew Botanical Garden Tree Species Risk Death from Climate Crisis 0724.rtf
World’s Sharks Face Gauntlet of Marine Heat Wave Threats—and ‘Cold Waves’ 0712.rtf
Climate Change Pushes Animals Closer to Humans, for Potential Catastrophes 0524.rtf
Less Sea Ice Means More Arctic Trees—Which Means Trouble 0324.rtf
Climate Change Is Causing Narwhals to Change Migration Patterns 1122.rtf
Can Animals Evolve Fast Enough to Keep Up with Climate Change? 0124.rtf
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Mountain Goats, Exhausted by Heat, Would Rather Risk the Wolves at Night 0124.rtf
The Atlantification of the Arctic Ocean Is Underway 0623.rtf
Trees Are Moving North from Global Warming. How Your City Could Change. 0423.rtf
Why Armadillos Are Rapidly Moving North 0423.rtf
Plants Must Migrate to Survive Climate Change. But They Need Our Help. 0223.rtf
Warming Water Threatens Aquatic Life in Chesapeake Bay Region 0123.rtf
Climate Change Is Forcing Wildlife to Move North, Bringing Their Diseases 0123.rtf
Beavers Expanding North Bring Dam Consequences for Inuit and Wildlife 1222.rtf
Termites in Australia Are Hungrier and on the March as Climate Heats Up 0123.rtf
America’s Billion-Dollar Tree Problem Is Spreading 1122.rtf
How Increasing Wildfires Could Transform the Arctic 1122.rtf
A Caustic Shift Is Coming for the Arctic Ocean 1122.rtf
Climate Change Pits Goats Against Sheep in the American Rockies 1022.rtf
How Climate Change Is Driving Monkeys and Lemurs from Trees to the Ground 1022.rtf
US Farmers Face Plague of Pests as Global Heating Raises Soil Temperatures 0922.rtf
Big Climate Warning from One of the Gulf of Maine’s Smallest Creatures 0222.rtf
Flourishing Plants Show Warming Antarctica Undergoing ‘Major Change’ 0222.rtf -zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus
Across the Boreal Forest, Scientists Are Tracking Warming’s Toll 0122.rtf
Climate Change Helps Invasive Species Take Over Montana Trout Habitats 0122.rtf
We Saved the Puffins. Now a Warming Planet Is Unraveling that Work. 0122.rtf
Climate Change Has Destabilized Earth’s Poles, Imperiling the Rest of the Planet 1221.rtf
Wildfires Are Accelerating Tree Migration from Climate Change 1121.rtf
Maine Bird Species May Become Extinct in Our Lifetime as Climate Warms 1121.rtf
Rising Arctic Temperatures Mean Migrating North No Longer Worth It for Many Species 1021.rtf
When West Coast Waters Warmed Up, They Brought New Species - to Stay 1021.rtf
Warm Waters Further Threaten Depleted Maine Shrimp Fishery 0821.rtf
Phytoplankton Blooms Hint at Changing Arctic Waters 0821.rtf
Here’s What Climate Change Will Mean for Bats 0721.rtf
As Climate Warms, a Rearrangement of World’s Plant Life Looms 0621.rtf
Pacific Heat Wave Had Lasting Impacts on Gulf of Alaska Marine Species 0421.rtf
Marine Species Increasingly Can’t Live at Equator, due to Global Heating 0421.rtf
Desert Creatures Survive Climate Change Underground 0221.rtf
Small Mammals Climb Higher in Colorado Rockies to Flee Warming 0221.rtf
Ocean Heating May Shrink the Breathable Ranges of Marine Animals 0920.rtf
Climate Change for Tropical Fisheries to Make Waves across the World 0820.rtf
Scientists Try Assisted Migration to Help Trees Survive Climate Change 0720.rtf
Arctic Battling Climate Change and Beavers 0720.rtf
Deep Ocean Will Be Warming Rapidly by 2050, Even if Global Emissions Decline 0520.rtf
Climate Change Is Turning the Snow in Antarctica Green with Algae 0520.rtf
Warming Seawater Will Push Antarctic Krill Farther South 0520.rtf
Drought-Hit Zimbabwe Readies Mass Wildlife Migration 1119.rtf
Massive Reorganization of Life across Earth’s Ecosystems, Study Finds 1019.rtf
Great Plains’ Ecosystems Have Shifted 365 Miles Northward since 1970 - 0719.rtf
Climate Change Threatens to Water Down Brazilian Cerrado’s Rich Biodiversity 0619.rtf
Climate Change is Altering the Composition of the World’s Plankton Communities 0519.rtf - Zooplankton, notably the terribly common Foraminifera, shift 374 miles poleward on average.
Major Emperor Penguin Breeding Ground Gone Barren since 2016 - 0419.rtf
Why Did the Armadillo Cross the Road into Kansas? Climate Change 0419.rtf
Caribou and Moose Move North to Survive 0319.rtf - to the shores of the Arctic
Great Lakes Basin Warming Faster than Other Parts of the US 0319.rtf
Species by the Dozen Moved North during Marine Heat Waves 0319.rtf
Global Warming Could Decimate Fish Supplies and Fuel Migration 0219.rtf
Antarctica's Krill Shift South as Icy Waters Warm 0119.rtf
The Baltic Sea Offers a Preview of What’s to Come with Global Warming 1218.rtf
Sperm Whales Sighting in Arctic Is Sign of Changing Ecosystem 1118.rtf
Phytoplankton Blooms Are Moving into New Territory in the Arctic Ocean 1018.rtf
Taller Plants Moving into Warmer Arctic 0918.rtf
Global Warming Is Pushing Alpine Animals to Mountain Peaks - and Extinction 0918.rtf
Climate Change Could Render Many of Earth’s Ecosystems Unrecognizable 0818.rtf
Areas Where Cold Temperatures Limit Plant Growth Are Shrinking 0818.rtf
As Water Temperatures Rise, Freshwater Jellyfish Found in British Canal 0818.rtf
Kelp Find Suggests Antarctica Not Isolated 0718.rtf
New Zealand Marine Heat Wave Brings Tropical Fish from 3,000 km Away 0518.rtf
Fish Species Forecast to Migrate 100s of Miles North, as U.S. Waters Warm 0518.rtf
How a Warming Climate Will Turn the Boundary Waters into a Barren Grassland 0418.rtf
As Climate Change Takes Hold by 2050, Bees Will Be the 1st to Fall 0418.rtf
In Iceland, Global Warming Is No Longer a Joke 0318.rtf
Beech Booming as Climate Changes. That’s Bad for Forests. 0218.rtf
Impact of Warming Seas Felt by Northeastern Fisheries 0218.rtf
Climate Change Is Disrupting the Birds and the Bees 0817.rtf
How Climate Change Could Be Making Polar Bears Healthier and More Dangerous 0617.rtf
Climate Emergency, as Fish Abandon Tropical Waters 0617.rtf
Thanks to Global Warming, Antarctica Is Beginning to Turn Green 0517.rtf
Drylands Will Suffer if World Reaches 2°C 0417.rtf
As Woody Shrubs Move North in a Warming Arctic, So Do Beavers 0417.rtf
Climate Change Impacting ‘Most’ Species on Earth, Down to Their Genomes 0417.rtf
Climate-Driven Species on the Move Are Changing (Almost) Everything 0417.rtf
Climate Change in the North Sea - Oysters In, Cod Out 0217.rtf
Warming Ocean Waters Off Alaska Bring Widespread Ecological Changes 0117.rtf
Climate Change Could Have Devastating Impact on Global Fisheries 1216.rtf
Terns Follow Record Warm Temperatures in ‘Shock' Migration to North of Alaska 0916.rtf
Melting Arctic Ice a Boon for Humpback, Minke Whales 0916.rtf
Soaring Ocean Temperature Is ‘Greatest Hidden Challenge of Our Generation' 0916.rtf
Arctic Fish Populations Changing as Ice Dwindles 0816.rtf
What Does Climate Change Mean for America’s $73 Billion Angling Industry? 0716.rtf
Australia's Vast Kelp Forests Devastated by Marine Heat Wave 0716.rtf
Fading Fishermen - a Historic Industry Faces a Warming World 0616.rtf - Lobsters, cod, clams etc. move north, away from US
Climate Change Could Force Huge Migrations of People and Animals Living near the Equator 0616.rtf - Suitable climates move outside the current tropics, which is 23° of latitude from the equator. Long trips from equator.
How Fast Ocean Currents Will Help Plankton Survive Climate Change 0416.rtf
Global Warming Lets Moose Return to Alaskan Tundra for 1st Time since 1880 - 0416.rtf
There’s a Reason Some Birds Don’t Seem to Fly South for Winter Any More 0316.rtf
Climate Change Pushes Fish toward Poles, Threatening Food Source for Poor 0216.rtf
Climate Change Driving Species to the Earth's Poles Faster than Predicted 0216.rtf
Climate Change Is Leaving Native Plants Behind 0216.rtf
US Seafood Species Are Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change 0216.rtf
Dealing with Climate Change in Costa Rica's Monteverde Cloud Forest 0116.rtf
Record High Arctic Temperatures in 2015 Having ‘Profound Effects' on Region 1215.rtf
Animals Are Showing Up in Really Strange Places. Here’s Why. 1115.rtf
Climate Change Already Forcing World's Birds towards Poles 1115.rtf
Only 25% of Original Habitats Have Survived in East Himalayas - WWF 1015.rtf
Shell-Crushing Crabs Invade Antarctica, Abetted by Climate Change 0915.rtf
A Warmer North Pacific Is Staying Warmer, With Dramatic Impact on Marine Life 0915.rtf
Changing Climate Could Even Oust the Oriole from Baltimore 0915.rtf
Great Barrier Reef Species More at Risk from Climate Change 0815.rtf
Lobsters in New England Shift North as Ocean Gets Warmer 0815.rtf
Andes' Migrating Trees Are Moving towards Extinction 0815.rtf
Climate Vise is Squeezing Bumble Bees’ Range 0715.rtf
Climate Change Is Latest Threat for Struggling Bird Species – Red Knots 0615.rtf
Global Warming May Cause Largest Ocean Species Migration in 3 Million Years 0615.rtf
Massive Bird Invasions Linked to Climate Shifts 0515.rtf
As Andes Warm, Deciphering the Future for Tropical Birds 0515.rtf
Out of Plaice - Popular UK Fish at Risk from Rising Temperatures 0415.rtf
Hunters See Climate Changing Their Traditions 0415.rtf
Climate Change Could Be Good News for Gray Whales 0315.rtf
Sardines Swim Northern Waters to Keep Cool 0215.rtf
Climate May Have Flounder-Like Fluke on the Move 0215.rtf
Climate Change May Halve Giant Panda's Habitat by 2070 - 0115.rtf
Scientists Track Natural Responses to Climate Change 0115.rtf
Ocean Scientists Find Unusual Species Off California’s Coast 1214.rtf
Swedish Chardonnay, Anyone? Warmer World Means More Nordic Wines 1114.rtf
Climate Change Could Shift Iconic Ohio Buckeyes’ Habitat to Michigan 1114.rtf
How New England Could Become Farmville Again 1114.rtf
Southern Birds May Be Moving into Your Winter Backyard 1014.rtf
Warmer Atlantic Widens Tropical Lionfish's East Coast Hunting Ground 0914.rtf
Lyme Disease Surges North, Canada Moves Out of Denial 0914.rtf
Lobsters Pack Up and Move North 0914.rtf
Gulf of Alaska Is Unusually Warm, and Weird Fish Are Showing Up 0914.rtf
Suburbs, Farms, Plus Global Warming Threaten Wild Animals and Plants 0814.rtf
Mangroves Already on the Move in Southwest Florida 0814.rtf
Tropical Fish Cause Trouble as Climate Change Drives Them Toward the Poles 0714.rtf
Kudzu That Ate the South Heads North, as Climate Changes 0714.rtf
In New Jersey Pines, Trouble Arrives on 6 Legs 1213.rtf
Army of Volunteers Compiles Evidence of Climate Change in Alaska 1113.rtf
Southern Flying Squirrels Land in Canada 1013.rtf
Ragweed Thrives with Climate Change 0913.rtf
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Birds and Climate Report - Audubon 0209.pdf
Mosquitoes Are Worse This Summer in Parts of USA 0813.rtf
As Temperatures Rise, Pests and Invasive Plants Thrive 0813.rtf
Swamp Rats on the Move as Winters Warm 0813.rtf
Climate Change Drives Spread of Crop Pests 0913.rtf
Climate Change Pushing Marine Life Toward Poles 0813.rtf
English Trees on the March, as Climate Change Collapses Seasons 0713.rtf
Climate Change - Disequilibrium to Become Norm in Future Plant Communities 0713.rtf
Warming Oceans Cause Largest Movement of Marine Species in 2 M Years 0611.rtf
Looking for Love as the Climate Warms - Hybrid Species 0213.rtf
Minnesota Moose Population Plummets 0213.rtf
Panda Range to Shrink with Warming 1112.rtf
Tropical Ocean Getting Too Hot for Phytoplankton 1012.rtf
Invasive Insects Changing Antarctic Landscape 1212.rtf
Michigan Wildlife Migrates as Climate Warms 1012.rtf
Climate Change Driving Australian Fish South 0812.rtf
Most Mammals Can't Move Range Fast Enough for Climate Change 0512.rtf
Warming Outpaces Bird Migrations in Europe 0112.rtf
To Flee the Heat, Animals Move North & Up 0811.rtf
Climate Risks Greater for Long Migratory Birds 0910.rtf
Warming Drives Massive Walrus Migration 0810.rtf
Arctic Report Card - NOAA 1213.pdf
Satellite-based % change in vegetation greenness at the peak of the growing season in the Arctic between 1982-2012.
Deepest brown is 25% decrease, deepest green is 25% increase.
"Greener Arctic tundra of the recent past is likely to be the new normal."
Map by NOAA Climate.gov, based on AVHRR data provided by Uma Bhatt, University of Alaska-Fairbanks. December 12, 2013.
To Flee the Heat, Animals Move North & Up 0811.rtf Range, current & projected, for 9-banded armadillo.
Section Map: Bio Impacts