Global Warming: Affects on Animals

Monday, May 12, 2008

CASE STUDIES

Case Study

This is a case study on how people think that Global Warming is not happening. The poeple suggest that it's a phase the earth is going through. I do not know why anyone would think this. This case study is more like a story.

Case Study 2

this case study is on the polar bears that are drowning in Alaska. the polar bears of the world will begin to disappear. two thirds of the worlds polar bears will be gone with in the Global Warming situation.

Case Study 3

This study shows that all animals are being affected by global warming. It says that the global temperature has risen 1 degree in the past years.

Quick Hits

This is

FAQ's

Animals Affected

Bush's Statement

Myths

Ice Melting

Polar Bears Drowning

Sunday, May 11, 2008

FAQ's

Q:Is the ice melting?
Yes the ice in the Arctic is melting substantially.

Q:Are polar bears dying?
Yes polar bears are dying because of so much open water in the arctic. The most cause of death of polar bears is drowning.

Q:Wich animals are being affected?
Migratory animals and arctic animals.

Q:How much has the global temperature gone up?
1 degree.

Q: How many people will be displaced after 2050?
200 million people will be displaced after 2050.

Q:What are people doing to help the animals?
More studies are being done to help the animals of the arctic (polar bears).

Friday, May 9, 2008

What are the animals that are being affected?

There are many animals that are being affected. Most of the animals are migratory species and arctic spieces.

the arctic species are:

POLAR BEARS!!!

Seal species

Sea birds

walrus's

ALOT of fish-mostly herring

Migratory species:

European Bee Eaters

Exotic Fish

Finch

Swans

Caterpillars

most birds

Thursday, May 8, 2008

How many times has President Bush mentioned Global Warming?

Did you know that president Bush has mentioned Global warming 1 time in all of his speaches? It's pretty depressing.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Myths about global warming...

Within the topic of global warming there are people who do not think it is happening. Some people think it is just a phase the earth is going through but it really is not!
im working on getting a video clip in this post...i will by tomorrow

Monday, May 5, 2008

Arctic Ice Melting? Myth or Fact?

The ice in the Arctic is actually melting! The melting of the ice is affecting many of the species that live within the habitats that make up the Arctic. One of the species being affected is the Walrus, the walrus's are finding less places to rest and breed. Thus the population of the Walrus's is declining.

Citations

Allen, Bruce C.. "The Petition: A Global Warming Case Study." 9/6/02 1. May 10, 2008 .

Kizzia, Tom. "Alaska Polar Bears Called Doomed." 9/8/07 1. May 10, 2008 .

Root, Terry L.. "Fingerprints of Global Warming on wild animals and plants." 2008 1. may 10, 2008 .

National Wildlife Federation ,Wildlife and Global Warming, Updated through 1996-2008, May 2, 2008, http://www.nwf.org/wildlifeandglobalwarming/effectsonwildlife.cfm

Mongabay, How will global warming affect food chains?, February 17, 2008, May 2, 2008, http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0217-acidification.html

Fight Global Warming, Updated through 2008, May 2, 2008, http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/index.cfm?source=banner_search

Stop Global Warming, Updated through 2005-08, May 2, 2008, http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/default.asp

Best Global warming websites, Updated through 2008, May 2, 2008, http://www.care2.com/globalwarming

Climate Solutions, 2007, May 2, 2008, http://www.climatesolutions.org/

Ozone, EPA, Updated April 2, 2008, May 2, 2008, http://www.epa.gov/ozone/index.html

WWF, Updated April 24,2008, May 2, 2008, http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/index.cfm

Union of Concerned Scientists, UCS, Updated through May 1, 2008, May 2, 2008, http://www.ucsusa.org/index.html.

Thesis statement.

Even though some people argue that global warming is not happening and it is just a phase that the earth is going through, there is evidence that since the Industrial Revolution the Earth’s temperature and amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has risen substantially. Kenneth Chang of the New York Times wrote in a 200- that, “most scientists believe the billions of tons of carbon dioxide released since the start of the Industrial Revolution are in part to blame for the one-degree rise in global temperatures over the past century.” This increase in temperature is already having detrimental effects on animals, for example Polar Bears are drowning and becoming thinner, as noted by the National Wildlife Federation:
Polar bears, like their favored springtime prey the ringed seal, depend heavily on sea ice for their survival. Polar bears move from ice flow to ice flow in search of the young seals. With rising temperatures, the thinning ice leaves fewer places for both the polar bears to hunt and the seals to raise their young.
In addition to a loss of habitat, the migration cycles of organisms are being affected, “warming has already changed the migration routes of some birds and other animals” according to Tim Hirsch of BBC.