Is This Warming Period Good For Species?

Question

Never before in history has man discovered this number of new and unseen species These species range from Whales to Mushrooms and everything between.

Clearly warmth is good for life. This is why co2 values lag temp values by some 800 years.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=number+of+newly+discovered+species

Answer 1

Yes

Answer 2

Some species will thrive. For example, poison ivy.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/060530-warming.html

But others will be hurt badly, including most of our food crops. And man won't do so well either. It's not like we're nomads and can just pick up and move.

It's always very funny when a global warming denier cites the historical lag of CO2 behind temperature. Basically he's proving mostly man made global warming. Because...

The reason CO2 historically lagged warming is that it's released from ocean waters warmed for natural reasons. This time CO2 is going up right with warming, because it's the main cause of the warming.

Answer 3

Animals are abandoning places where they have lived since they evolved, because those places are no longer habitable for them. How is that a good thing?

Parts of the Antarctic ice that have been in place for millions of years are melting. Hundreds (or perhaps thousands) of new species that have lived under that ice all that time are being seen for the first time as the ice melts. Whether they will survive with the ice gone, we don't know. How is this a good thing again?

And you think this is related to

"This is why co2 values lag temp values by some 800 years"

whatever the devil that means. In what way does it prove whatever you are talking about? The animals ate your CO2?

Answer 4

Wow, I like your logics. I suppose the fact that we have new and better of ways of =finding= new species couldn't have anything to do with it? The species must just be rapidly evolving somewhere?

Answer 5

so ignorance really is bliss isnt it?

tell the Golden tree frog that warming is good...the first species confirmed to have gone extinct because of global cliamte change.....let me know how those polar bears are doing too.....ahh but u cant see them because your blinders are in the way

Answer 6

You need to work on your logic skills. An analagous set of comments:

I like peanut butter. Clearly warmth is good for life. This is why peanut butter is made from peanuts.

Answer 7

Darwin wins in the end.

If the polar bear can't adapt... good riddance.

Answer 8

earth will always balance itself back out but its like pulling back a rubberband and letting it snap the more u pullit back the more volitile the opposite reaction will be. soo global warming might be nice for now but the hotter it gets now the colder it will get later