what animals are in danger of extinction due to global warming?

Answer 1

animals that live in the arctic (mostly polar bears and penguins)

Answer 2

The short answer is: Nobody knows.

No one can tell you which specific animals will become extinct as a result of possible global warming, any more than a financial expert could tell you which companies will fold as a result of the next economic decline. It’s impossible to predict, because we just don’t understand the systems well enough – both the climate and the stock market are chaotic systems and they are notoriously difficult to predict.

I’m glad to see that Trevor has corrected the many misinformed people who have suggested that polar bears and penguins will become extinct any time soon. I haven’t got any specific references for penguins myself, but here’s an interesting piece about polar bears… http://meteo.lcd.lu/globalwarming/Taylor/last_stand_of_our_wild_polar_bears.html

And here’s a quote…

“Of the 13 populations of polar bears in Canada, 11 are stable or increasing in number. They are not going extinct, or even appear to be affected at present… it is just silly to predict the demise of polar bears in 25 years based on media-assisted hysteria.”

However, I’m not so impressed with Trevor’s further comments. He cites an article that quotes the report: Extinction Risk From Climate Change. However, as is common in climate science, the study was not based on real world data, but on computer models. As I’ve already mentioned, the climate is so complex that it can not be reliably modelled and adding a further level of complexity to these models by including the intricacies of life, does nothing to improve their reliability.

So, what conclusions do we arrive at when we *do* look at the real world instead of relying on hopelessly imperfect computer models? Have a read of this…

http://www.co2science.org/scripts/CO2ScienceB2C/subject/e/summaries/extinction.jsp

It’s a summary of real world research in the area of extinctions and it concludes that a warming, CO2-enriched world will actually *increase* the range of both plants and animals and cites studies which have shown that, in the past, life has been perfectly capable of coping with large and sudden changes in climate.

So, if life on Earth coped, even flourished, during warming periods in the past, why should it be any different this time?

As ever with global warming - don't believe the hype.

Answer 3

The most important ways that the people can combat global warming is getting rid of their older model cars (1979 Buick) because, older cars emmitt more toxic fumes into the air. Its obvious that the more technological advanced a car is, the less harmful gases it emmitts. A car that was built 3 or 4 years ago will be more economy friendly than a car that was assembled 35 years ago. For high populated cities such as New York, Bus and Taxi companys should replace current vehicles with cars that are powered by hydrogen or electricity. Just think, if every major city used the Toyota Prius as taxi's, there would be a decreased level of pollution, and also taxi fares could be drastically lower as well.

Answer 4

3000 species of animals have gone extinct in the last 50 years
but mostly by loss of habitat due to human intervention ,

What is changing the most because of small changes in temperatures is that which we cannot see,micro biotic life

The insect world is effected by this ,and species are disappearing whilst others are increasing .
And that which depends or is influenced by the insect world is affected .

So the changes that we see are not always easy to pin down,

They once sprayed for the mosquito's on the banks of the Danube ,and all of the life in the woods disappeared

So changes in the bottom of the food chain can have drastic effects
it remains to be seen what will happen next

The bees just had a rough time ,but it was not as panicky as projected
Bee keepers are also at fault by moving the hives about and using chemicals ,

Parasites that lived of the bees and killed them were transported all over the place ,going into the wild and killing wild bees as well

although there may be other factors involved ,such as temperature changes ,changing microbe species and numbers.

Still this will have a definite effect
to the flora ,
Einstein once said ,that when the bees were gone we would have 4 more years to live

Animals and insects are intimately related to the flora ,in many ways

Such as squirrels and birds plant trees so do elephants (they also destroy trees to make room for new growth)and insects and many animals(by what is collected and spread with their hair touching plants) pollinate ,

The sugars of millions of insects add to soil quality,but the insect may be there in the first place because of a certain tree.

Reports are coming in of the disappearance of forests species not related to habitat change .
this is because of temperature changes that mess with the bottom of the food chain.

Don`t forget changes in any component of Nature will affect the rest of the Environment somewhere ,and that includes us.

in the End it is us who are in Danger

Answer 5

The one that many people think of are polar bears. For the time being at least they're not doing too bad although the prospects for the future look decidedly bleak. Penguins, especially emporer penguins, is another that often gets mentioned but they'll be OK for a good while yet.

A rise in temps of 2°C would see between 15 and 40% of species becoming extinct, largely through loss of habitate and acidification of the oceans.

A few species under threat are certain species of frogs, toads and lizards, some birds, butterflies and insects, grizzly bear, turtle, caribou, walrus, plankton, krill, whale, crab and seal.

Here's some more info from the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3375447.stm

Answer 6

Know global warming is not that big a deal.
People taking up every inch of the world is.
People are killing the animals. Every house that is built. Every car going down the road. Were are the animals going to live?

Answer 7

Polar bears,and human beings. Not that we didn't ask for it...sorry,can't stay, have to run a few errands. Lets see how much pollution a "quick trip" to the store causes. It adds up,believe me.

Answer 8

About two-thirds or more of all of Earth's species (Which INCLUDES US)!!!

Answer 9

humans!!! we're considered animals, right? we eat, ****, drink, fight, kill, betray each other ( gov. ) and reproduce.

the reproducing part is the best!!!! trying to anyways!!!

Answer 10

polar bears and cute little penguins....that is so sad...