Climate change causing big shifts in tropical forests

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisSep 3, 2015, 3:19 pm98 pts
It's well known that climate change is significantly affecting the world's oceans as sea level rise and water acidifies. But forests are also experiencing big impacts. Shifting precipitation patterns are bringing droughts to the Amazon rainforest, and warmer winter temperatures are allowing tree-killing beetles…

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