As the climate warms, many species are on the move, creating new challenges for policymakers around the world. Shifts in the distribution of mosquitoes and disease-carrying ticks and bats bring diseases such as malaria and Lyme disease to areas where health care systems are unprepared. Movements of commercially important fish from one jurisdiction to another displace employment opportunities and cause trade disputes. (McGill University, more at phys.org)
How climate change affects where species live
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