RISING TEMPERATURES AFFECT BAY JG

A RECENT REPORT SHOWS THAT MONTEREY BAY WATER TEMPERATURE HAS RISEN SINCE THE 1930'S. THE REPORT WAS RELEASED BY THE PEW CENTER ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. THE STUDY SHOWS THAT SPECIES FOUND IN COLDER WATERS THAT WERE ABUNDANT 70 YEARS AGO ARE NO LONGER AS ABUNDANT AND SPECIES GENERALLY SEEN FURTHER SOUTH HAVE GROWN MORE POPULOUS. THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT AVERAGE AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE WARMED BY ABOUT ONE DEGREE OVER THE PAST 100 YEARS AND PRECIPITATION HAS INCREASED 5 PERCENT.