Over the past few years, dramatic weather events such as hurricanes and droughts along with the alarming breakup of polar ice sheets have many scientists and members of the general public concerned about the potential impacts of climate change. Potential effects include rising ocean levels, more severe tropical storms and hurricanes, more pronounced heat waves, droughts, and wildfires, and a wide range of other potential impacts on humans and wildlife in environments that are likely to feel the strongest effects (e.g., arctic/polar regions, deserts/drought prone areas, etc.).