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Climate change is rapidly becoming a crisis that defies hyperbole. For all the sound and fury of climate change denialists, self-deluding politicians and a very bewildered global public, the science behind climate change is rock solid while the impacts – observed on every ecosystem on the planet – are occurring faster in many parts of the world than even the most gloomy scientists predicted. Given all this, it’s logical to assume life on Earth – the millions of species that cohabitate our little ball of rock in space – would be impacted. But it still feels unnerving to discover that this is no longer about just polar bears; it’s not only coral reefs and sea turtles or pikas and penguins; it about practically everything – including us.

Including us.


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There has been a massive under-reporting of these impacts. “It is reasonable to suggest that most species on Earth have been impacted by climate change in some way or another,” said Bret Scheffers with the University of Florida. “Some species are negatively impacted and some species positively impacted.” Scheffers is the lead author of a landmark Science study from last year that found that current warming (just one degree Celisus) has already left a discernible mark on 77 of 94 different ecological processes, including species’ genetics, seasonal responses, overall distribution, and even morphology – i.e. physical traits including body size and shape.

Just digest that for a minute. AGW has even affected genomes.


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But the fact that so many species are undergoing genetic changes doesn’t mean they are successfully adapting to our warmer world. “In many instances genetic diversity is being lost due to climate change, not just in nature but also in resources that humans depend on such as crops and timber,” Scheffers said. “It is important to not confuse species responses and adaptation as an indicator that everything will be okay.”

More studies:

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a study in Nature Climate Change this February that found that 47 percent of land mammals and 23 percent of birds have already suffered negative impacts from climate change. In all, nearly 700 species in just these two groups are flagging under climate change, according to this research. We now have evidence that entire ecosystems, some the size of entire states within the USA, are changing. Brett Scheffers “There has been a massive under-reporting of these impacts,” co-author James Watson with the University of Queensland said in a press release, pointing out that the IUCN Red List only considers seven percent of mammals and four percent of birds as threatened by climate change and severe weather. The IUCN often drags behind the latest science – many species wait decades for an update while most species on Earth have never been evaluated.

So AGW is impacting life and we don’t know in detail how threatened many species are.


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A third study – this one in PLOS Biology – found that more than 450 plants and animals have undergone local extinctions due to climate change. Local extinction, as its name implies, doesn’t mean the species are gone for good, but that they vanish from a portion of their range. For example, the barren ground shrew has seen its range constrict aggressively as its tundra home warms. “If global warming continues, species that cannot change or move quickly enough may go globally extinct,” the study’s author, John Wiens with the University of Arizona, said. Such global extinctions have already happened.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2017/apr/05/climate-change-life-wildlife-animals-biodiversity-ecosystems-genetics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Good that concern about AGW is “so last century” according to Rider, we won’t have to worry about the wide damage to ecology and genomes is happening.

Bulldust! AGW is a first order issue and we can stop emitting GHGs.

Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 7^th, 2017 at 10:42am:

Quote: There has been a massive under-reporting of these impacts. “It is reasonable to suggest that most species on Earth have been impacted by climate change in some way or another,” said Bret Scheffers with the University of Florida. “Some species are negatively impacted and some species positively impacted.” Scheffers is the lead author of a landmark Science study from last year that found that current warming (just one degree Celisus) has already left a discernible mark on 77 of 94 different ecological processes, including species’ genetics, seasonal responses, overall distribution, and even morphology – i.e. physical traits including body size and shape.

Too funny. They used some data. They extrapolated it into species as yet unknown. And came up with an horrendous figure. :D :D :D :D :D :D


Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 7^th, 2017 at 10:42am:

But the fact that so many species are undergoing genetic changes doesn’t mean they are successfully adapting to our warmer world.

Well they got that bit right.


Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 7^th, 2017 at 10:42am:

“In many instances genetic diversity is being lost due to climate change, not just in nature but also in resources that humans depend on such as crops and timber,” Scheffers said. “It is important to not confuse species responses and adaptation as an indicator that everything will be okay.”

Wow. All this on the back of less than 1ºC? Makes you wonder how they survive summer and winter.

And the garudian? I thought you did science? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Impacts of AGW that just continue on and on:

https://i.ndtvimg.com/i/2017-04/canada-ferryland-iceberg_650x400_51492682673.jpg

Stranded iceberg, Canada.

More serious—mozzies!

Mosquitoes and the diseases they bring are increasing as AGW creates more and more precipitation:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/magazine/why-the-menace-of-mosquitoes-will-only-get-worse.html?_r=0

Too much moisture, ideal breeding grounds for the damn mozzies.

Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 21^st, 2017 at 9:28am:

Stranded iceberg, Canada.

Better put it on a plane home. ;D ;D ;D


Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 21^st, 2017 at 9:28am:

Mosquitoes and the diseases they bring are increasing as AGW creates more and more precipitation: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/magazine/why-the-menace-of-mosquitoes-will-on... Too much moisture, ideal breeding grounds for the damn mozzies.

Makes you wonder what caused malaria in the UK.

"There has been much recent speculation that global warming may allow the reestablishment of malaria transmission in previously endemic areas such as Europe and the United States. In this report we analyze temporal trends in malaria in Britain between 1840 and 1910, to assess the potential for reemergence of the disease."

http://www.pnas.org/content/100/17/9997.full

Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 21^st, 2017 at 9:28am:

Impacts of AGW that just continue on and on: https://i.ndtvimg.com/i/2017-04/canada-ferryland-iceberg_650x400_51492682673.jpg Stranded iceberg, Canada. More serious—mozzies! Mosquitoes and the diseases they bring are increasing as AGW creates more and more precipitation: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/magazine/why-the-menace-of-mosquitoes-will-only-get-worse.html?_r=0 Too much moisture, ideal breeding grounds for the damn mozzies.

Queensland lookout!

Wildfires (bushfires) starting earlier and becoming bigger and more destructive as AGW goes on.


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Per today's report (March 6, 2017): Fires that have broken out recently (known as Initial Attack Activity):  172 fires for 3,766 acres Ongoing Uncontained Large Fires:  17 fires for 21,913 acres Other Fires reported through alternate channels:  73 fires for 900 acres in AL, GA, KY & MS Prescribed Fire Activity: State and/or Federal Lands – 101 prescribed fires for 15,723 acres in AL, KY, MS, NC & SC The bulk of the fires seen in this image taken by NASA's Suomi NPP satellite using the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) instrument on March 03, 2017 appear to be prescribed fires.  Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS’s thermal bands, are outlined in red and when combined with smoke are indicative of fire. Suomi NPP is managed by NASA and NOAA.

Included fires in Kansas—due to the hot winter/spring.

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According to reports on Inciweb:  "The West Mims Fire on the Georgia/Florida line continued an aggressive push to the south ahead of gusty northwest winds on Sunday, May 7th, 2017.  At of 4:30 pm the fire was estimated at 130,942 acres. The fire breached the line today burning through boggy areas along Blitch Creek toward Highway 94. Eight heavy helicopters and four large air tankers worked continuously from 8am until sunset. Contingency resources were called in to work the south side of the fire because of active burning there. Billys Island continued to burn today but posed no threat to containment lines. Tonight the winds will be light on the fire. Tomorrow’s weather will be dry and hot. Winds will be down a bit with northwest gusts around 20 mph. While wind speeds will be lower tonight and tomorrow, temperatures will go up. There will be a high near 91, and relative humidity will be down near 18%. Fire behavior, which has been extremely active today, will continue at an elevated level tomorrow. The probability of ignition in dry fuels hit with hot embers will be close to 100%. Spotting and reburning will be likely again tomorrow. In fact, many areas are experiencing reburns, some of which are threatening containment lines.  Drought conditions remain acute." Fire officials are still predicting that full containment of this fire will not be until November 1.  Current containment is at 12%.  A total of 624 personnel are fighting this fire. NASA's Suomi NPP satellite collected this natural-color image using the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) instrument on May 06, 2017. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS’s thermal bands, are outlined in red. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC. Caption by Lynn Jenner with information from Inciweb.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2017/georgia-fire-still-burning-strong

Still spring there.

Yep. Now where is that attribution to AGW?

"Exactly one month from tomorrow, on October 16th, a lightning strike started the original Georgia wildfire."

http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/georgia/devasting-wildfire-ga/

A fire started in Autumn not brought under control? How bizarre. It must be AGW. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Haha the disingenuous bleatings of the inherently dishonest jovial continues....a roo gets hit by a car and is now blamed on the fiction of agw.

Your el nino lies have been exposed now you dredge up more tosh. No one buys your bs, keep on blathering idiot.

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