Climate change and its Impact on creatures

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Olympic National Park: Lilian Glacier (Image source: Google)

The biggest effects of climate change are highly visible on the season cycle. The greatest damage to the changing weather cycle is happening to animals. Due to increasing fire incidents in the forest, many species are moving to new places.

Studies by researchers around the world have modified the temperature increase on the Earth's surface as well as the atmosphere and oceans.

In the same amendment done by scientists of the University of Michigan, it has been found that birds of more than 40 species have increased in size of wings and birds of more than 52 species are getting smaller in size. This observation has been issued after practicing birds from 1979 to 2014 in this revision, which published in the journal 'ECOLOGY LETTERS'.

In the same amendment, it has also been recorded that the number of birds of more than 49 species has come down drastically.

Scientists measured the bone, beak length, wings and body size of birds. In birds, the length of Tarsus* is counted as the most perfect change in the body. Researchers have observed that the tarsus length of the bird decreases in the body's body and vital organs. The length of the tarsus has decreased by 2.4 percent, while the length of the wings has increased by 1.3 percent.

(*Tarsus: The shank of the bird is usually exposed and the length from the inner bend of the tibiotarsal articulation to the base of the toes which is often marked by a difference in the scalation is used as a standard measure. In most cases, the tarsus is held bent but in some cases, the measurement may be made of the length of this bone as visible on the outer side of the bend to the base of the toes. Source: Wikipedia)

According to Brian Weeks, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan and the lead author of this report on birds, we can tell from previous studies that body size is decreasing as a result of rising temperatures. However, the continuation of this change is disappointing.

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