Climate Change and Biodiversity
Climate change and biodiversity are closely linked to each other. The latest IPCC special report on limiting global warming to 1.5°C highlights the impacts of climate change on ecosystems. The report states that many ecosystems on land and in the ocean have already changed due to global warming. A continued warming will further force species to migrate, adapt or become extinct.
The Society provides a variety of resources on climate change science and impacts on ecosystems.
Society Journals
- WIRES – Climate Change
- International Journal of Climatology
- Atmospheric Science Letters – Open Access
Journal Articles
- The impact of climate change and urban growth on urban climate and heat stress in a subtropical city
- A roadmap to climate data rescue services
- Public perceptions of climate change: a case study with school teachers and undergraduate students in Brazil
- From reliable weather forecasts to skilful climate response: A dynamical systems approach
- Long‐term effect of climate change on groundwater recharge in the Grand Est region, France
- How much has urbanisation affected United Kingdom temperatures?
- Climate change vulnerability assessment of species
theWeather Club articles
- Marine heatwaves put biodiversity at risk
- Study examines Arctic communities’ access to ice land and water
- Qikiqtaruk – climate change under our feet
- Impacts of a warming Europe
- Inside the Ice - What a French glacier taught me about climate change by Anita Vollmer
- Seven Climate Change Hotspots
- Dealing with climate change by David Warrilow
- Food prices and extreme weather
- Biometeorology – Weather and Health
Search for jobs in Climate Science
Search for courses in Climate Science
Related Resources
- What is Climate Change?
- Climate Responses to Atmospheric CO2
- Sea Ice Changes in the Polar Regions
- Measuring the Weather for Understanding the Climate
- Observing the Weather
- Climate Modelling: How is Earth’s climate modelled and how does modelling help our understanding?
Resources for teachers
- Climate Change Negotiations for Schools
- Using tree rings for past weather and climate
- IPCC Updates for Geography A Level IPCC update and IPCC Updates for Geography Teachers IPCC update/
- Climate Change Schools Resources
- Impacts of rainforest deforestation on the carbon and water cycles
News
- WMO released Statement on the State of the Climate 2018
- Climate Negotiations Resource in Glasgow
- Creating Lasting Change for Climate Communication
- UK Winter Scores 20 °C Daily Maximum for the First Time
Conferences
- 1st RMetS Climate Change Forum
- Atmospheric Science Conference 2019
- Student and Early Career Scientists Conference 2019
Events
- Climate Science Meets Politics (South West Local Centre)
- Climate Science Meets Politics (North East Local Centre)
- The process towards the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Working Group I (South East Local Centre)
- How cool are trees? (Yorkshire Local Centre)
Past events
- The Pliocene: The Last Time Earth had >400 ppm of Atmospheric CO2. Recording and presentations
- The role for climate services in handling climate change risk: contributions of UKCP18. Recording and presentations.
- Arctic Prediction in a Changing Climate: Understanding Key Processes and Challenges Recordings and abstract
- How to Avoid the Worst Effects of Climate Change. Recording and interview