Recently, the house passed the American Climate, Energy, and Security Act (ACES), but it may be to little too late for many wildlife species.
Will human help arrive in time to save species that are already in trouble?
World wide, the news is not good for birds, wildlife, plants, and amphibians; as global warming turns up the heat on their fragile environments. All the while, some insect species that thrive in hotter temperatures and can negatively impact human health and the natural world---are experiencing massive population explosions.
"Frogs have been around 250 million years," said, Dr. Kriger in a recent interview in Grist Magazine. "They’ve outlived the dinosaurs ... But in the last 30, 40, 50 years, they’re rapidly going extinct."
Mosquitoes are one of the most prolific vectors for spreading human disease on the planet, while not ignoring the bane of fleas, flies, and ticks. US and Australian researchers have found that climate change could expand the range of disease-spreading insects, like Australian dengue mosquitoes, as they adapt in the coming years.
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Jean Williams AKA DelilahStarling