king george says there IS no problem. there IS NO global warming. he believes this SO MUCH he's allowing all sorts of laws protecting our earth to be repealed. if it's good enough for king george, IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE REST OF US dammit!
Global Warming Could Cause Mass Extinctions by 2050, Study Says
Brian Handwerkfor National Geographic News
April 12, 2006
A new study suggests that global warming could threaten one-fourth of the world's plant and vertebrate animal species with extinction by 2050.
The report's authors reached their conclusion after estimating potential changes to habitats—and the resulting loss of species—in 25 biodiversity "hot spots" around the world. The ecologically rich hot spots include South Africa's Cape Floristic Region, the Caribbean Basin, and the tropical regions of the Andes Mountains. These territories compose only a small fraction of the planet's land area but contain large numbers of Earth's flora and fauna.
"These [hot spots] are the crown jewels of the planet's biodiversity," lead author Jay Malcolm of the University of Toronto told the Canadian Press.
"Unless we get our act together soon, we're looking at committing ourselves to this kind of thing."
The report appears in the current issue of the journal Conservation Biology. .....
huh i say! what does NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC know about the earth that king george doesn't? what nerve they have! trying to scare us and tell us if we don't start watching what we're doing (NOT TOMORROW BUT TODAY) we're all doomed
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