temperate climate bands 3°C poleward shift

A few degrees of warming can move climate zones hundreds of kilometers

Hundreds Of Kilometers

As average temperatures rise, the conditions associated with a particular climate can shift toward the poles or uphill. A warming of several degrees may correspond to hundreds of kilometers of movement in latitude. Plants and animals cannot always migrate quickly enough to follow, especially when roads, cities or fragmented habitats block their paths.

Slavery persisted despite legal bans

~40 million people

In 2019, an estimated 40 million people worldwide were enslaved, even though slavery was illegal in every country. Children made up 26% of that total.

France created a government with no easy way out of a deadlock

After the French Revolution, France created a government called the Directory. Its leaders could not simply call new elections, while lawmakers could block their plans. When the two sides became stuck, the system had few peaceful ways to solve the conflict, so the government repeatedly turned to decrees and the army.

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temperate climate bands 3°C poleward shift

A few degrees of warming can move climate zones hundreds of kilometers

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