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from: A n c i e n t H i p p yW i t h t h e w o r l d c o n t i n u i n g t o g r o w w a r m e r t h e r e i s g r e a t c o n c e r n o v e r t h e e f f e c t t h a t g l o b a l w a r m i n g h a s o n t h e a n i m a l s . W h i l e m a n y p e o p l e a r e n o t c o n c e r n e d w i t h t h e i d e a o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g , s t u d i e s h a v e s h o w n c h a n g e s i n w i l d l i f e t h a t a r e s t a r t i n g t o b e c o m e a l a r m i n g .
A n i m a l s a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g a r e b e i n g s t u d i e d b y m a n y d i f f e r e n t s c i e n t i s t s t o d a y a n d t h e y a r e d o c u m e n t i n g c h a n g e s i n t h e b e h a v i o r o f m a n y d i f f e r e n t s p e c i e s . T h e r e a r e m a n y t y p e s o f f i s h t h a t a r e m o v i n g f a r t h e r n o r t h i n s e a r c h o f c o o l e r w a t e r s . P o l a r b e a r s t o d a y d o n o t w e i g h a s m u c h a s t h e y d i d y e a r s g o a n d t h e i r h e a l t h a p p e a r s t o b e f a i l i n g .
W h e n t a k i n g a l o o k a t a n i m a l s a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g y o u w i l l f i n d t h a t t h e r e a r e a n u m b e r o f c h a n g e s i n a n i m a l b e h a v i o r a n d p a t t e r n s w h i c h h a v e t a k e n p l a c e i n t h e l a s t t w e n t y y e a r s . E l e p h a n t s e a l p u p s a r e n o t a s b i g a s t h e y u s e d t o b e a n d t h e y a r e s l o w l y m o v i n g i n s e a r c h o f c o o l e r w a t e r s . M a r m o t s a r e n o t s p e n d i n g a s m u c h t i m e i n h i b e r n a t i o n a n d c e r t a i n f r u i t f l y s w h i c h a r e a c c u s t o m e d t o h o t w e a t h e r a r e l o o k i n g f o r a c o o l e r c l i m a t e .
W h i l e t h e r e i s l i t t l e d o u b t t h a t a n y b o d y w o u l d m i s s t h e f r u i t f l y , t h e r e a s o n f o r t h e i r c h a n g e i n c l i m a t e s h o u l d c a u s e g r e a t c o n c e r n .
A n i m a l s A n d G l o b a l W a r m i n g T h e A f f e c t O n B i r d s
T h e b i g g e s t a f f e c t o n a n i m a l s a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s p r o b a b l y n o t i c e d i n t h e v a r i o u s s p e c i e s o f b i r d s . G l o b a l w a r m i n g i s c h a n g i n g t h e i r f o o d c h a i n a n d , i n m a n y c a s e s , d e s t r o y i n g t h e i r h a b i t a t . B i r d s w h o t y p i c a l l y l i v e i n t h e w e t l a n d s a r e f i n d i n g t h a t t h e i r h a b i t a t i s d r y i n g u p a n d t h e y c o n t i n u a l l y h a v e t o s e a r c h f o r a n d c o m p e t e f o r o t h e r a r e a s o f w e t l a n d .
B i r d s w h i c h u s u a l l y m i g r a t e a r e f i n d i n g t h a t t h e i n s e c t s t h e y n o r m a l l y f e e d o n b r e d e a r l y a n d a r e n o l o n g e r a v a i l a b l e . T h e s e m i g r a t o r y b i r d s t h e n h a v e t o h u n t f o r o t h e r f o o d s o u r c e s a n d m a n y o f t h e m d o n o t s u r v i v e .
T h e c h a n g e s w h i c h h a v e b e e n o b s e r v e d w i t h a n i m a l s a n d g l o b a l w a r m i n g a r e n o t l i m i t e d t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e ; t h e y a r e s e e n w o r l d w i d e . S c o t t i s h s e a b i r d s a r e n o t b r e e d i n g t h e w a y t h e y u s e d t o b e c a u s e t h e y n o l o n g e r h a v e a s m a n y f i s h t o f e e d o n . T h e f i s h a r e d i s a p p e a r i n g b e c a u s e t h e y n o l o n g e r h a v e t h e p l a n k t o n t h e y n e e d t o s u r v i v e . W i t h e a c h b r e e d a n d s p e c i e s t h a t d i s a p p e a r s t h e r e i s a c h a i n r e a c t i o n t h a t t r i c k l e s d o w n t o o t h e r s . S o m e a n i m a l s c a n s u r v i v e f o r a l o n g e r p e r i o d o f t i m e b y m o v i n g t o a c o o l e r c l i m a t e b u t t h e a n i m a l s s u c h a s p o l a r b e a r s a n d s e a l s d o n o t h a v e t h a t o p t i o n . T h e i r n a t u r a l h a b i t a t i s s l o w l y m e l t i n g a w a y a n d t h e y w i l l s o o n h a v e n o w h e r e t o g o .
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The Nation's Weather - Forbes
Severe weather was to continue sweeping across the Plains on Tuesday, while thunderstorms slipped over the Mississippi Valley and high pressure kept the interior West clear. A cold front was to extend from the Upper Midwest into northern Texas ...
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This Sunday's forecast calls for dreary, overcast skies, delighting Chicago Marathon officials and runners who hope that last year's heat-related problems will not be repeated. Last Oct. 7, the high temperature and humidity cut short the 26.2-mile ...
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Read more...Today's Weather: Cool today, warmer the rest of the week - Asbury Park Press
Clear skies but cool temperatures is our forecast today. Chilly temps will be on tap for tonight with lows in our area in the lower 40s. Wednesday brings mostly clear skies -- and a high near 70 -- to start but with increasing clouds throughout the ...
Read more...Area braced for more wet weather - Shropshire Star
Roads closed and fields disappeared underwater as the river level rose following the wet weather. The Severn at Shrewsbury and from Buildwas to Coalport, including Ironbridge, remained on flood warning this morning as environment officials monitored ...
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