However, the ecological and evolutionary consequences of rising temperature depend on many factors, including population-specific proximity to lethal limits or growth optima (Pörtner and Peck 2010; Somero 2010), interspecific dynamics (Finstad et al. 2011) and disease impacts (Marcos-Lopez et al. 2010).
As temperatures on Earth continue to rise unintended consequences of climate change are becoming more life threatening.
Researchers have been using satellite data to track the Greenland Ice Sheet's mass loss since the 1990s, because understanding its behavior is key to understanding the effects of climate change and the consequences on rising ocean levels.
In all but the poorest countries, obesity and its consequences -- rising rates of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and so on -- are overtaking malnutrition as major health problems.
Speaking at the British Science Festival in Bradford on Tuesday, they called for more government action on the rising consumption of alcohol and its negative health consequences.
The welcome consequence is that unemployment rose (as firms took on more staff rather than squeezing more out of their existing staff).
It is not unreasonable to suggest that the chain of events from climate change to geopolitical consequences has a bearing on the rising prevalence of global terrorism.
The experts involved warn that the consequences of rising temperatures are already being felt on every continent, and sooner than expected.
Because rising sea levels are one of the most probable consequences of climate change (Solomon et al., 2007), previous research on extreme weather has predominantly focused on flooding events (e.g., Spence et al., 2011; Whitmarsh, 2008).
The demand for energy is rising, even as the long-term consequences of using fossil fuels become more apparent, thus increasing pressure on agriculture to grow fuel as well as food.
And prices keep on rising.
