How Climate Change Impacts Animals

Climate change is causing global temperatures to increase and regional and seasonal changes to become more common. These changing climatic conditions can impact animals in various ways. For example, these changes can influence the number of female sea turtles being born compared to the number of male sea turtles. And summer weather conditions influence how likely honey bees survive the winter. Also, climate change impacts hibernating animals in various ways, including their phenology, condition, reproduction, and survival. Depending on the species, age, and other factors, climate change can have both positive and negative impacts on hibernating animals.