CLIMATE CHANGE - EFFECTS ON FAUNA AND FLORA

Humans are the main reason behind the change in the climate. Change in climate has affected both the Fauna and Flora. This change in climate could cause a quarter of animals, bird life and plants to become extinct. 

The variability in climate has affected bird life and animals in a number of ways such as birds used to lay eggs earlier in the year than usual, plants used to bloom earlier and mammals used to come out of hibernation sooner. apart from this distribution of animals is also affected as many many species are moving closer to the poles because of the rise in global temperatures. Birds are migrating and arriving at their nesting grounds earlier. 

Rise in the sea level up to 50 cm could cause sea turtles to lose their nesting beaches. Over 30% of Caribbean beaches are used by turtles during the nesting season.

On the other side , the atmosphere is sucking moisture from the land at a greater rate than ever before and this has caused severe droughts in many countries which are now facing reduced crop production and major drinking water shortages.

It is said that no species has yet become extinct exclusively because of climate change, many migratory and non migratory species are expected to become extinct in the near future.

Reference

http://www.climateandweather.net/global-warming/climate-change-and-animals.html