Tick Talk: Why Such Pests Are Thriving Throughout The Eastern U.S.

Climate change has contributed to the expanded range of ticks, specifically deer ticks. They thrive in areas where the humidity is at least 85% or higher. (Ryszard/Flickr)

Climate change is a disaster for wildlife worldwide.

The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report warns that extinctions could come as temperature rises. In fact, climate change already affects at least 10,967 species, increasing their likelihood of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.