Global Warming: Affects on Animals: Quick Hits

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FAQ's

Animals Affected

Bush's Statement

Myths

Ice Melting

Polar Bears Drowning

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.

Global Warming: Affects on Animals

Monday, May 12, 2008

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