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Why animals are moving to hotter places as the world warms
Original: Why are so many animals moving to hotter places as the world warms?
Scientists are examining why numerous animal species appear to be shifting their ranges toward hotter regions rather than cooler ones, a pattern that runs counter to expectations that wildlife would flee warming temperatures. Researchers are exploring possible explanations, including habitat loss, competition and the way climate change reshapes ecosystems, and the counterintuitive trend is drawing attention among ecologists studying how species adapt to a rapidly changing planet.
Why now: The counterintuitive finding that wildlife is moving into warmer areas despite global heating challenges assumptions about climate-driven migration.
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- Why are so many animals moving to hotter places as the world warms? · newscientist.com
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