«This seems to be driving
the poleward migration of storm intensity.»
This trend of
poleward migration is evident in all ocean basins, except the North Indian Ocean basin, in homogenized satellite and so - called «best track» data.
There are many lines of independent empirical evidence for global warming, from accelerated ice loss from the Arctic to Antarctica to
the poleward migration of plant and animal species across the globe.
Poleward migration of species 11.
[James P. Kossin, Kerry A. Emanuel and Gabriel A. Vecchi,
The poleward migration of the location of tropical cyclone maximum intensity] Researchers looked at the global record of tropical cyclones since the 1970s.
«Changes in spawning timing and
poleward migration of fish populations due to warmer ocean conditions or global climate change will negatively affect areas that were historically dependent on these fish, and change the food web structure of the areas that the fish move into with unforeseen consequences,» researchers wrote.
One of the trends in the study that is consistent with climate change science, in general, was
the poleward migrations of these toxic algae, particularly in the North Atlantic.
Not exact matches
While there are regional differences in the
poleward movement of cyclones, the fact that every ocean basin other than the northern Indian Ocean has experienced this change leads the researchers to suggest, in the paper, that this «
migration away from the tropics is a global phenomenon.»
In some cases, extensive gene flow or assisted
migration from populations in warmer parts of the range may enhance the genetic potential for rapid evolutionary response of
poleward populations (e.g., Kuparinen et al., 2010).