Climate change is affecting the gender balance of sea turtles. 🐢⁠ ⁠ Rising temperatures over the past four years in Florida have led to a disproportionate number of female sea turtles to be hatched, perhaps as many as 99% of the total eggs laid.⁠ ⁠ Unlike many animals, the sex of a sea turtle isn’t determined when the egg is fertilized. Instead, whether you get a male or female all depends on the temperature of the ground the eggs incubate in.⁠ ⁠ And it’s not just Florida, the gender disparity of sea turtles is happening around the globe.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read the full story by clicking the link in bio.⁠