More ecosystems affected

The boreal forests are another type of ecosystems that are being affected due to the increase in temperatures. The boreal forests consists of one third of the earths forests, covering 1,5 billion hectares. The main concern at the boreal forests are forest fires, an increase in temparature leads to more forest fires. Records show that a single fire in 1996 burned 37,00 acres of forest, destroying 200 homes.