Undeniably, today\u2019s environment is undergoing rapid, irreversible and radical transformations. Being entirely subject to the laws of natural selection, whales cannot adapt as quickly as humans, whose potential for adaptation has increased tenfold through technological progress \u2013 progress that, ironically, contributes to the intensification of the climate crisis. As a result, whales will face a multitude of challenges as we enter this era of profound environmental upheaval that will affect them directly and indirectly through disruptions to their habitats and food sources.<\/p>\n
This past summer, from the Gasp\u00e9 Peninsula to the North Shore, abnormally high temperatures were recorded in the gulf and the estuary. Surface waters reached 17\u00b0C in some places, three degrees higher than the seasonal norm! Let\u2019s take a look at some of the impacts of rising ocean temperatures on whales, which are already being felt across the entire marine ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Undeniably, today\u2019s environment is undergoing rapid, irreversible and radical transformations. Being entirely subject to the laws of natural selection, whales cannot adapt as quickly as humans, whose potential for adaptation has increased tenfold through technological progress \u2013 progress that, ironically, contributes to the intensification of the climate crisis. As a result, whales will face a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12851,"featured_media":63631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n