[MCN] The young's brains will face increasing mercury risk from permafrost thaw

[Lance Olsen]

News Release 16-Oct-2019
UNH researchers find climate change increases risk of mercury contamination
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
As global temperatures continue to rise, the thawing of permafrost is accelerated and mercury trapped in the frozen ground is now being released. According to Researchers at the University of New Hampshire, the mercury is transforming into more mobile and potentially toxic forms that can lead to environmental and health concerns for wildlife, the fishing industry and people in the Arctic and beyond.

JOURNAL
Geochemical Perspectives Letters
 <https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/uonh-ur101619.php>Full release https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/uonh-ur101619.php <https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/uonh-ur101619.php>



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2011 :
“Using a meta-analysis, we estimated that the distributions of species have recently shifted to higher elevations at a median rate of 11.0 meters per decade, and to higher latitudes at a median rate of 16.9 kilometers per decade. These rates are approximately two and three times faster than previously reported”

Chen et al. Rapid Range Shifts of Species Associated with High Levels of Climate Warming. Science 2011
 
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2013 
“The rate of warming implies …  range shifts of up to several kilometers per year, raising the prospect of daunting challenges for ecosystems …”

Diffenbaugh and Field. Changes in Ecologically Critical Terrestrial Climate Conditions. Science. 2013
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2015: 
"If you are an organization that has focused on conserving particular species in a particular place, as many of today's conservation organizations are, then something has to give—either you need to change your business model or revisit your conservation priorities. And neither is going to be easy for some of these groups," said Paul Armsworth, lead author and associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

Full release:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150302105334.htm

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2017 
"At a time when the world is anticipating unprecedented increases in human population growth and demands, the ability of natural ecosystems to deliver ecosystem services is being challenged by the largest climate-driven global redistribution of species since the Last Glacial Maximum.”

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2018:  
Adapting Conservation Approaches to Address a Changing Climate.

A Wildlife Conservation Society report offers real-world examples of how conservation practitioners are already beginning to modify their conservation endeavors to include information on climate. 

The first step, says WCS, is to consult the latest science on observed and projected climate impacts. 

Learn more >>
https://www.wcsclimateadaptationfund.org/resources 

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