The frequency and intensity of heavy downpours has increased and is likely to increase further, raising the risk of flash flooding.The risk of very large fires has increased and will increase further across California and other parts of the West, directly threatening people’s lives and causing severe air pollution across large areas.Americans will be exposed to more frequent and/or intense extreme weather and climate events that not only threaten their lives and health, but also significantly disrupt health and social services.Extreme heat and poor air quality increase complications from underlying heart and respiratory conditions like asthma, renal failure, and pre-term birth, and as temperatures rise, there will be more heat-related illness and deaths in both urban and rural areas.2, 2006 in the Ridgewood section of the Queens borough of New York. Emerald Ash Borers and Gypsy Moths are examples of invasive species commonly found in the National Capital Region that have devastated native communities.Edward Butcher, 64, looks out into the street as he sits near the window to stay cool in his non-air conditioned apartment on a sweltering Wednesday, Aug. When species adapted to their environments lose their natural advantages, that leaves room for invasive species to multiply in the changing environment. But not all wildlife belong where they flourish.
Those species will outcompete others, expanding their own territory and food sources. However, it is also possible that some animals will do better in a warmer climate. Other animals may find their habitats are no longer able to support their biology. Pollinators, for example, must feed from flowers that are blooming earlier in the year. Some species will struggle to find nutritious enough food to fit their existing gut biomes. As plants adapt to changing warming patterns, usually by blooming earlier or shifting to cooler locations, the wildlife that has adapted to them will be forced to face new environments. Rising temperatures risk destabilizing the balance between wildlife and their ecosystem. These detrimental changes are already apparent in our National Capital Area parks. Rising temperatures lower many species survival rates due to changes that lead to less food, less successful reproduction, and interfering with the environment for native wildlife. Climate change has produced a number of threats to wildlife throughout our parks.
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