Tropical US Animals Moving North

     Recently, species native to tropical areas, like Florida, have begun to move northward. Due to climate change, there has been a reduced amount of cold days in places where these animals live, causing some of them to move up the US coast. These species include not only animals native to the US already, but also invasive species such as Cuban tree frogs, Burmese pythons, & buffelgrass. Since the weather has been so unpredictable due to climate change, long amounts of time can go by without freezing temperatures, allowing these organisms to make their way further & further north. If this keeps happening, when the cold weather does hit, many specialist species will also be hit & will have their population be greatly reduced. 

This is obviously concerning since tropical species were meant to stay in tropical areas. By combining tropical species with more northern species, there may be all kinds of conflict & harm between populations. Another problem is the potential endangerment of the tropical organisms which won't be ready for random cold temperatures. This whole situation is just another example of the problems climate change has already caused & is continuing to cause.

Link to article:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210319125516.htm

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  1. AnonymousMarch 23, 2021 at 8:09 AM

    I think this is interesting, because I have been think about this for a while. I have noticed the weather has been very inconsistent, almost everywhere. The poor animals are used to going to the same places to survive but with the drastic climate change it is making it hard for them to survive.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 23, 2021 at 8:09 PM

    This topic is very concerning. Animals are adjusting to the climate we are currently experiencing and it's going to hurt there species. If more and more native species continue to move northward, we can see some of them eventually become endangered species. Losing species, due to the rising temperatures, is going to decrease biodiversity, which can be a huge threat in the future.

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