Reindeer in the Arctic, along with the herders who rely on them for income, have already begun to feel the effects of climate change. The indigenous Sami people in Sweden say abnormal temperature fluctuations in the region have disrupted this year’s migration, according to NBC News. Snow plays a key role in reindeer migration, and is crucial for herders’ ability to track their movement – but without snow, they’ve been forced to postpone their activities. File photoIt isn’t just warm temperatures throwing a wrench in their plans this year, local herders say. Snow plays a key role in reindeer migration, and is crucial for herders’ ability to track their movement – but without snow, they’ve been forced to postpone their activities.

Source: Daily Mail December 05, 2018 23:03 UTC