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The Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in Earth’s orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives.
How climate affects us (people) and other species??
Most plants and animals live in areas with very specific climate conditions, such as temperature and rainfall patterns, that enable them to thrive. Any change in the climate of an area can affect the plants and animals living there, as well as the make up of the entire ecosystem. Some species are already responding to a warmer climate by moving to cooler locations. For example, some North American animals and plants are moving farther north or to higher elevations to find suitable places to live. Climate change also alters the life cycles of plants and animals. For example, as temperatures get warmer, many plants are starting to grow and bloom earlier in the spring and survive longer into the fall. Some animals are waking from hibernation sooner or migrating at different times, too.
Why it is important to research climate change?
“Even if climate change isn’t real [but we know it is], aren’t the benefits of cleaner air, water and land worth all the effort put towards cleaner energy, reduced resource use and all general “green” practices?” I can’t remember where I first heard this, or the exact quote, but it makes one think. As much as this concern is about nature and ecology, it also has direct and indirect consequences on human health, as well.
5 Resorces-
-http://www.livescience.com/50981-india-heat-stroke-an-undercount.html
-http://www.livescience.com/50998-jet-stream-controls-atlantic-climate-cycles.html
-http://www.livescience.com/50850-antarctica-larsen-ice-shelf-collapsing.html
-http://www.livescience.com/50934-melting-glaciers-new-area-antarctica.html
-http://www.livescience.com/50697-chile-volcano-eruption-plume-photo.html
Most plants and animals live in areas with very specific climate conditions, such as temperature and rainfall patterns, that enable them to thrive. Any change in the climate of an area can affect the plants and animals living there, as well as the make up of the entire ecosystem. Some species are already responding to a warmer climate by moving to cooler locations. For example, some North American animals and plants are moving farther north or to higher elevations to find suitable places to live. Climate change also alters the life cycles of plants and animals. For example, as temperatures get warmer, many plants are starting to grow and bloom earlier in the spring and survive longer into the fall. Some animals are waking from hibernation sooner or migrating at different times, too.
Why it is important to research climate change?
“Even if climate change isn’t real [but we know it is], aren’t the benefits of cleaner air, water and land worth all the effort put towards cleaner energy, reduced resource use and all general “green” practices?” I can’t remember where I first heard this, or the exact quote, but it makes one think. As much as this concern is about nature and ecology, it also has direct and indirect consequences on human health, as well.
5 Resorces-
-http://www.livescience.com/50981-india-heat-stroke-an-undercount.html
-http://www.livescience.com/50998-jet-stream-controls-atlantic-climate-cycles.html
-http://www.livescience.com/50850-antarctica-larsen-ice-shelf-collapsing.html
-http://www.livescience.com/50934-melting-glaciers-new-area-antarctica.html
-http://www.livescience.com/50697-chile-volcano-eruption-plume-photo.html