Defying Climate Change
Tigers live mostly in southern and eastern Asia. Most live around India and Thailand, however that could soon change. Due to the melting of sea ice, ocean waters are rising fast and causing major damage to the forests that tigers call home. Tigers that survive the rising waters will often migrate towards areas already populated with humans. This can be disastrous for both species. Unless something is done, tigers could soon become just a statistic (Web Source 8).
Elephants are another critically endangered species. With as few as 500,000 left in the wild, scientists are now scrambling to save these magnificent creatures. Although elephants live nowhere near the polar bears, they are still being affected by climate change. In Myanmar, heat strokes due to rising temperatures are becoming more and more common in the elephant population (Web Source 34).
Over the last few years, scientists have discovered that coral bleaching is become more and more prevalent. "Coral reef bleaching, the whitening of diverse invertebrate taxa, results from the loss of symbiotic zooxantheallae [...]" (Web Source 2). This is most commonly due to the increased ocean temperatures. Coral bleaching makes the coral uninhabitable for tropical fish species like the clownfish (Web Source 10).
Tigers live mostly in southern and eastern Asia. Most live around India and Thailand, however that could soon change. Due to the melting of sea ice, ocean waters are rising fast and causing major damage to the forests that tigers call home. Tigers that survive the rising waters will often migrate towards areas already populated with humans. This can be disastrous for both species. Unless something is done, tigers could soon become just a statistic (Web Source 8).
