Question

Which biomes are suffering the most from climate change?

Answer 1

Climate change can alter where species live, how they interact, and the timing of biological events, which could fundamentally transform current ecosystems and food webs.

Climate change can overwhelm the capacity of ecosystems to mitigate extreme events and disturbance, such as wildfires, floods, and drought.

Mountain and arctic ecosystems and species are particularly sensitive to climate change.

Projected warming could greatly increase the rate of species extinctions, especially in sensitive regions.