Pace of shifts in climate regions increases with global temperature

Irina Mahlstein (), John S. Daniel and Susan Solomon
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Irina Mahlstein: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder
John S. Daniel: Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Susan Solomon: Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 8, 739-743

Abstract: This study looks at the pace of change in climate zones as a function of global warming. Using the RCP8.5 scenario, the rate nearly doubles by the end of this century, and about 20% of all land area undergoes a change. In the future, species will have less time to adapt, therefore increasing the risk of extinction.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1876

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