The City of Port Townsend, Washington tourism guide. Learn about things to do when visiting and the history of Port Townsend with our guide of the city and surrounding area.
Learn more about how climate change will affect people and the environment in the following ways: 1  Agriculture. 2  Energy. 3  Water Supplies. 4  Health. 5  Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems. 6  Forests. 7  Recreation.
Climate Changes with Latitude. Places located at high latitudes (far from the equator) receive less sunlight than places at low latitudes (close to the equator). The amount of sunlight and the amount of precipitation affects the types of plants and animals that can live in a place. The collection of all the living things in a place, as well as the non-living resources, is called an ecosystem or biome.