The climate is changing at an unprecedented rate for decades and the modern lifestyle adds more fuel to it. These wetlands are one of the most threatened ecosystems on earth. Anthropogenic climate change is one of the main drivers of wetland extinctions and decline. (Climate Changes and the World’s Fragile Wetlands)
The increasing climate change along with industrialization, urbanization, resource exploitation, and environmental pollution threatens the wetlands across the world. Climate change affected severely the services like water recharge and discharge, flood control, wildlife habitats, and nutrient storage functions and services.
The human-induced climate change altered the natural base flows, increased heat strokes, and disease vulnerability. Climate change affects the natural laws of the hydrology of wetland ecosystems which directly impacts the biodiversity living there. Global climate change has already led to the extinction of almost 60% of wetlands globally since industrialization. Climate change directly impacts the groundwater recharge potential of wetlands and once it is altered it will lead to irreparable as well as irreversible loss to mankind. “Climate Changes and the World’s Fragile Wetlands”
Climate change will lead to alteration to the basic structure of wetlands which in turn will lead to loss of habitat to millions of migratory birds who visit these wetlands for breeding as well as feeding purposes. The life of migratory birds is on verge of extinction due to climate-induced change in wetlands. The wetlands are facing a lot of anthropogenic threats and mainly climate change. The worldwide wetlands are drying up and climate change has led to the acidification, cracking, and compaction of wetland soils and the millions of people and wildlife dependent on them facing food scarcity and habitat loss. “Climate Changes and the World’s Fragile Wetlands”
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