Earth’s ‘Life Zones’: 48 Locations on Earth That Are More Vulnerable to Climate Change

Using historic climate data, researchers predict that 48 possible locations including tropical forests, temperate forests, deserts, boreal forests, grasslands, and shrublands, will either shrink, expand, or shift in range. A new study finds that various ecosystems of life on Earth, especially in the tropics and polar regions, have become vulnerable to climate change, and here's why.