Cases of bears approaching people have become more frequent
One of the most pressing issues in the Arctic today is recognizing a bear’s entry into a populated area as an emergency. As with any other natural disaster, residents at such a time are unable to leave their homes and cannot work, since predators can be quite aggressive. At the same time, without declaring an emergency, the municipality cannot mobilize all possible resources. So, if in one part of the village residents understand that a polar bear has arrived, there is no way to notify the other part. Without certain permits, the heads of the municipality do not even have the right to turn on the warning system.
Global warming will allow species of flora and fauna to colonize previously uncharacteristic territories
In Russia, it was revealed that the fauna of Siberia is becoming more southern due to climate change. Global warming will allow tropical species from the Atlantic to colonize the Mediterranean Sea. Global warming is making some species of marine animals more susceptible to the spread of diseases such as avian influenza due to the animals congregating in breeding and feeding areas or changing migration patterns. Some researchers are concerned that current rates of warming could make oceans as warm and acidic as they were during the end of the Permian extinction, 250 million years ago, when up to 90 percent of marine species died out.