Sunday, April 1, 2007

Global warming will put an end to some species

Panel: Warming will end some species (AP)

A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Image Library. Researchers warn animals such as polar bears face risk of extinction by 2100 as climate zones change.  REUTERS/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Handout   (UNITED STATES).  EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.AP - From the micro to the macro, from plankton in the oceans to polar bears in the far north and seals in the far south, global warming has begun changing life on Earth, international scientists will report next Friday.

***If planktons die, sea creatures will be affected a lot.  It takes a lot of stretch in one's imagination, to somehow predict what natural selection can do to preserve the remaining creatures.  Hopefully, man survives this.


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