{"id":802,"date":"2009-04-17T07:34:52","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T15:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/?p=802"},"modified":"2009-04-17T07:34:52","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T15:34:52","slug":"the-insidious-side-of-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2009\/04\/17\/the-insidious-side-of-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"The Insidious Side of Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you think climate change just means hotter summers in California, think again. The writer of this week’s guest post argues that we’ll all “feel the heat” in myriad ways, both obvious and subtle.<\/em><\/p>\n

Climate and Nature<\/strong>
\nby Anthony Barnosky<\/p>\n

Some impacts of climate change in California are pretty obvious, things like rising sea level<\/a> submerging large parts of the San Francisco Bay region, or drought cutting into our water supplies.\u00a0 Less obvious, but every bit as important, are impacts on something you probably don\u2019t even know you have: your relationship with nature.<\/p>\n

One part of that relationship is the concept of “ecosystem services;” the direct benefits you get from nature.\u00a0 California\u2019s Climate Action Team highlighted some of the state\u2019s ecosystem services in their recent report<\/a>.\u00a0 Examples include the ski trip you may have taken this winter, the salmon fillet you may have bought at the grocery store, or surprisingly, even your hamburger.<\/p>\n

\"barnosky_snowfun\"Snow will be less, soggier, at higher elevations, and on the ground for fewer days of the winter, melting some of the $500 million-per-year revenues of the ski industry–not to mention melting your favorite ski run.\u00a0 Altered river dynamics and temperatures will almost certainly cut into the state\u2019s $33-million-per-year salmon industry. Climate-caused loss of forage means that in 2070 California\u2019s cattle ranchers will be losing up to $92 million in comparison to today\u2019s markets, which means higher beef prices at the grocery store.\u00a0 Combined, the losses in these ecosystem services likely will cost the state\u2019s already suffering economy well over a hundred million dollars per year as we move into the next few decades. And those are just three of many ecosystem services that will be affected.<\/p>\n

A second part of your relationship to nature is the species around you, that is to say, biodiversity. Simply put, biodiversity is which species live in a place, and the extent to which those species are rare or common.\u00a0 In general, biodiversity means more productive and healthier ecosystems, which translates as more benefits to humans that inhabit those areas.\u00a0 As it turns out, California is a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot, unique in the world.\u00a0 But biodiversity losses from global warming promise to be severe: one study<\/a> predicts that two-thirds of the 2387 plant species found only in the state will lose 80% of their range within the century.<\/p>\n

\"barnosky_icylake\"The third part of your relationship to nature is how it makes you feel.\u00a0 There\u2019s no question: you can\u2019t get the same feeling you get looking at a giant redwood anywhere but in a redwood forest.\u00a0\u00a0 Among species that may have little or no suitable climate left in California, however, are its coastal redwoods and sequoias.<\/p>\n

Such impacts of climate change on nature are not confined to California.\u00a0\u00a0 Many other reports indicate that global warming is redefining our relationship to nature worldwide.\u00a0 As with other impacts, this one can be partially mitigated by reducing greenhouse gas emissions immediately, but also will require some new management strategies for preserving nature in the age of global warming.\u00a0 California, in particular, has a lot to lose.<\/p>\n

Anthony D. Barnosky<\/a> is a Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley and <\/em>author of the recently published <\/em>Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming<\/a>. <\/em>You<\/em> can read more on this topic in his blog<\/a>. <\/em>Photos by the author. <\/em><\/p>\n

Barnosky is scheduled to appear Saturday as part of Berkeley’s “Cal Day” activities. His talk is scheduled for noon at the Valley Life Sciences Bldg, Room 2060, followed by a book-signing at the T-Rex (which is hard to miss).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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