Elizabeth Kolbert
The Comma butterfly has, in the past 4 decades, expanded its habitat northward. The same is true for most butterfly species in England.
A breed of mosquito has been shown to have had its genes changed by climate change: its mating season has been altered due to global warming.
The golden toad, once found in a single biological "island" in the cloud forest of Costa Rica has gone extinct due to global warming.
As the earth warms, up to 50% of species could go extinct.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Field Notes from a Catastrophe Ch. 3
"Under the Glacier"
Elizabeth Kolbert journeyed to Swiss Camp, a scientific research station in Greenland. She describes firsthand the culture of the camp, the scientists working there, and how the data is collected that proves the glaciers are melting. She also went to Iceland and interviewed Icelanders and Greenland Inuit about how they know it is warming and how the warming will impact them.
Elizabeth Kolbert journeyed to Swiss Camp, a scientific research station in Greenland. She describes firsthand the culture of the camp, the scientists working there, and how the data is collected that proves the glaciers are melting. She also went to Iceland and interviewed Icelanders and Greenland Inuit about how they know it is warming and how the warming will impact them.
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