TITLE:
Evolution and Climate Change
AUTHORS:
Philip Appiah, Rebecca Yeboah
KEYWORDS:
Climate Change, Evolution, Phenotypic Plasticity, Genetic Adaptation, Range Shifts
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.17 No.7,
July
7,
2026
ABSTRACT: Climate change is impacting all domains of life on Earth. This review explores the various ways climate change influences evolutionary processes, including phenotypic plasticity, genetic adaptation, and range shifts. Biological changes in the distribution of life forms are occurring in marine, freshwater, microorganism, and terrestrial organisms. These biological changes are a result of global warming caused by climate change. Coral reefs adapt to new environments by improving their ability to survive in a warm ocean. The coevolution of darker and pale-gray morphs is due to genetic adaptation in the environment. Both freshwater and marine organisms have been disrupted, especially in their distributions by constant climatic changes. This review concludes that climate change is equally an important crisis to humans as to evolution. Implementing conservation practices, evolutionary theory, and knowledge about climate would help safeguard biodiversity in a constantly changing world.