From the IPCC’s March 2014 AR 5 Impacts Summary.
European Fish Adapt to Climate Change by Moving Down More than Poleward 0726.rtf
Tick Populations Surge as the Climate Warms, and Farmers Bear the Brunt 0826.rtf
Rise of Shrubs when Scientists Heated Rocky Mountain Wildlife Meadow by 2°C 0326.rtfWarming Oceans Drive Tuna from Pacific islands 0725.rtfArctic Plant Study Reveals Early Warning Sign of Climate Change Upheaval 0525.rtfArctic Plant Study Reveals Early Warning Sign of Climate Change Upheaval 0525.rtfWith Sea Ice Melting, Killer Whales Are Moving into the Arctic 0225.rtfGreening 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.rtfOver 1:2 of Kew Botanical Garden Tree Species Risk Death from Climate Crisis 0724.rtfWorld’s Sharks Face Gauntlet of Marine Heat Wave Threats—and ‘Cold Waves’ 0712.rtfClimate Change Pushes Animals Closer to Humans, for Potential Catastrophes 0524.rtfLess Sea Ice Means More Arctic Trees—Which Means Trouble 0324.rtfClimate Change Is Causing Narwhals to Change Migration Patterns 1122.rtfCan Animals Evolve Fast Enough to Keep Up with Climate Change? 0124.rtfClick for moreArctic 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