2022年12月15日 · A press release released following the review said that, of 10 key threats identified, “human-caused climate change and the effects of such changes on polar bear habitat and prey is considered the primary threat”. It emphasised “the need for the global community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to conserve polar bears and their ...

2020年7月22日 · The polar bear population in western Hudson Bay has already shrunk around 30 percent since 1987. "Showing how imminent the threat is for different polar bear populations is another reminder that we must act now to head off the worst of future problems faced by us all," study coauthor and chief scientist of Polar Bears International Dr. Steven ...

2021年9月10日 · But polar bears aren't the only ones being affected by rising temperatures, as many plants, including wild relatives of some of your favorite crops, are going extinct due to climate change. This includes vanilla, potatoes, and even avocados — that's right, the climate crisis may put an end to your guac addiction.

2023年4月13日 · The potential for global sea level rise is one of the most significant effects of the polar climate crisis. The Antarctic Ice Sheet, which spans 14 million km² and contains 30 million km³ of ice, alone holds roughly 60% of the world’s total freshwater, according to the British Antarctic Survey .

2022年6月22日 · Rising temperatures are melting the Arctic sea-ice on which polar bears hunt, limiting their access to food. A recent study has found a remote population of polar bears that have adapted to hunt on chunks of glacier ice. The findings may provide a glimpse of how polar bears survived previous warm periods over the past 500,000 years.

2020年1月23日 · So just like the Amazon is the lungs of the world, the Arctic is like our circulation system and feeds in to global climate change everywhere. Science also tells us that the Arctic is in crisis. We know based on observational data that we have lost 50% of …

2024年2月22日 · The chosen image of a polar bear sleeping on a small iceberg is a powerful visualization of habitat loss caused by our warming climate. Environmental and climate risks dominate global risk perceptions for the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report.

2023年1月11日 · The Arctic Council says the people of the Arctic are already feeling the effects of climate change and believes the wider world will have much to learn from the Arctic people as they adapt to climate change. The Council says: “Understanding how climate change will affect the Arctic climate system and ecosystems is key to adapting livelihoods ...

2022年6月24日 · Climate change is already affecting people’s lives in a variety of ways. Global warming is the biggest health threat facing humanity, the World Health Organization says. It’s also making people rethink family planning choices and putting properties at …

2021年8月17日 · “The threat of climate change is increasing, and it is increasing rapidly,” said Horton. “With many low-lying coastal cities exposed to sea-level rise and tropical cyclone risk, dramatic increases in heat and humidity expected across the region, and extreme precipitation forecast in some areas, but drought anticipated in others, Southeast Asian societies and economies will be ...