Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Global warming poses most immediate threat to tropics, study finds

Plant and animal species in the tropics will be forced to cope with temperatures beyond their historical range in perhaps 15 years, a new climate analysis concludes.



WASHINGTON — Polar bears and penguins are usually the first creatures that come to mind when considering the likely victims of global warming, but a new study finds that fish, coral and other inhabitants of the tropics will be the first to take the brunt of climate change.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/FWfseePOGP4/la-sci-climate-change-tropics-20131010,0,1033675.story

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