Tuesday, November 4, 2008

What about the animals?

With climate change comes more than just change to the climate. Aside from weather changes, and changes in the artic, different lifeforms are being hit hard by global warming. It's one thing when Darwinism takes course, but to see animals die as a result of manmade emissions is a tragedy. Although, we have yet to reach that point we have clearly started our course.

The National Wildlife Federation has printed out an article detailing the affects animals feeling as a result of global warming. Penguins, a favorite animal of many is struggling to find food. As sea ice diminishes so does the amount of algae in water, making eating for penguins more and more difficult as the days go on. Mosquitos are thriving now more than ever due to global warming, which is a major problem for Caribou. They now have to expend more energy keeping the pests away and get to spend less energy and getting food. Monarch butterflies often migrate to Mexico where they seek shelter from rain in trees, but with changes in weather the trees may not be enough to protect the butterflies. Sixteen percent of coral reefs were wiped out in one year. temperature changes in the sea have drastic affects on coral so changes in the sea need to be closely monitered over the years if we want to maintain life forms there.

Some researchers predict that many of our hibernating creatures may soon. It's actually a mystery, there are countless reasons as to why something should be done, yet nothing is being done. Perhaps when the penguins, polar bear, caribou and butterflies are all gone, we'll realize what a mistake we've all made.

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