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1/3 of Amphibians Dying Out
Death Metal sends in a Scientific American article reporting that 2,000 of 6,000 amphibian species are endangered worldwide. A combination of environmental assaults, including global warming, seems to be responsible. "... national parks and other areas protected from pollution and development are providing no refuge. The frogs and salamanders of Yellowstone National Park have been declining since the 1980s, according to a Stanford University study, as global warming dries out seasonal ponds, leaving dried salamander corpses in their wake. Since the 1970s, nearly 75 percent of the frogs and other amphibians of La Selva Biological Station in Braulio Carrillo National Park in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica have died, perhaps due to global warming. But the really bad news is that amphibians may be just the first sign of other species in trouble. Biologists at the University of California, San Diego, have shown that amphibians are the first to respond to environmental changes, thanks to their sensitivity to both air and water. What goes for amphibians may soon be true of other classes of animal, including mammals."
Well, fuck frogs.
I like salamanders, though.
By the way, is it just me, or does the statement "Don't blame sun for global warming." not make you want to laugh on the face of it.
My diet rarely consists of spotted owl. Do they crap a cure for cancer?
Modding me -1 troll doesn't make me wrong.
No, the real question is....
...why the fuck should we care?
Diversity? Thats crap. There are so many species on this planet that we can't even count them. The loss of even hundreds of thousands of species is statistically insignificant.
Heres an idea.. give me a reason why a specific species is worth protecting, and then if you convince me, I'll even fucking help you to save it.
"His name was James Damore."
i have to laugh at the gp's lniks, 2 are basicly the same article, one is a PERSONAL website and the other totally random. the fact is there is very strong evidence that the sun is responsible for temp rises http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070228-mars-warming.html (irony that it's on nat geo as well). mars has melting ice caps, explain that one away?
If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....
However the grandparent was making a legitimate attempt to back up his claim with multiple sources.
No, he was quoting National Geographic... the magazine that was warning us about eminent doom due to global cooling in the 1970's. They are not a scientific, peer reviewed journal that you greenie weenies always require of anyone who disputes your claims. So show us your evidence... Oh wait. You only only have one paper to back up what you are saying:
Here's another puzzler for you: Where does half of all the CO2 generated annually by fossil fuel combustion end up? No, I'm not joking. This is a serious question. Three gigatons disappear each year and climate scientists haven't got the slightest clue where it all goes.
You should qualify that one. Here is a species for you: Homo sapiens. Gotcha. (Wink)
Well, I'd qualify that one as well. Environmentalists, for instance, could go extinct tomorrow, and I doubt you'd hear much of anyone crying....
Progressivism: Parasites helping parasites to help themselves - to other people's stuff.
Mod Parent Flamebait.
lol to fucking lame to get mod points i see
Here, here! People have to be boring to have valid messages!
or else!
Ah yes, Global warming, as brought to you by the hippy peaceniks who campaigned against clean nuclear energy.
Way to go guys...
A learning experience is one of those things that say, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.' - D. Adams
There is no other solution or possible future than some sort of population control or letting huge populations of people die. It may suck, but it is inevitable. So, just relax and let it be.
Yep - everyone except you is an idiot and you don't believe any so called "scientists" are worth their grant money when you've made your living the good old-fashioned american way... Go pick up a copy of the IPCC report and actually read it this time.
You thought you could break the laws of physics without paying the PRICE?
I donate sperm, so no, you didnt get me... and i did qualify it.. I said i'll help *you* save it.
Didn't expect that, did ya?
My Atkins diet says otherwise.
You really are clever, but not enough.
Half of the existing ones. Feel free to derive that number.. oh wait.. you can't.. because there are so many species already that you cannot even count them.
"His name was James Damore."
Why? Feel free to justify your opinion with evidence.
Why is it sad, and why do you think that being emotionally involved in this issue is a good thing?
I know that we discover more species each *month* than we have ever observed go extinct, so I think I got a pretty good handle on what statistically insignificant means here. I think you are not looking at the big picture, probably because of that emotional monkey on your back.
"His name was James Damore."
No thanks. I cannot accept anything as fact that's backed by the U.N.