Arctic Animals Endangered By Climate Change
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Arctic animals endangered by climate change. Adapt or die. Barnacle geese pictured in the scientific base of Ny Alesund in the Svalbard archipelago. Mon 31 Jan 2005 1044 EST.
This article is more than 15 years old. The Arctic is warming at approximately twice the speed of the global average which is shrinking. Peter Prokosch GRID.
Climate change may also be altering the currents and nutrient cycling in some parts of the bearded seals range which may be affecting the abundance of the fish and shellfish the species preys upon. Climate change is taking place more rapidly and severely in the Arctic than anywhere on the globe exposing Arctic vertebrates to a host of impacts. Changes in the cryosphere dominate the physical changes that already affect these animals but increasing air temperatures changes in precipitation a.
Adélie penguins which rely on krill for food might be among the animals most vulnerable to the effects of climate change as they creep into the Antarctic. Climate change is driving polar bears from the safety of sea ice and on to hazardous dry land and into more conflict with humans. The report highlights climate change impacts on 17 species.
Today climate change is the biggest threat facing the Arctic and its wildlife. Bearded seals were given US. Three seabirds Kittlitzs murrelet spectacled eider and ivory gull.
B r a d l e y K l a p p e r i n G e n e v a. Four ice seals ringed bearded harp and ribbon seals. Global warming may kill off polar bears in 20 years says WWF.