Practice Summary Response

Global Warming


According to Hirsch in his article “Animals ‘Hit by Global warming’,” animals and birds may become extinct because of climate change. First, the author states that threats of global warming are clearly visible. Next, he claims that because of global warming, some birds and animals have changed their migration routes. Then, he mentions that EU naturalists had a meeting in Scotland. After that, he says that there is a wide range of changes in the migration patterns of animals because of the warming. Then, he gives examples of changes in the migration patterns such as the little egret and the loggerhead turtle. Furthermore, he argues that certain animals are not able to adapt to new conditions because of global warming, even though it is common that most species were able to in the past. Plankton organisms are the base of the food chain but because of slight changes in sea temperature they are becoming extinct, which has an impact on other wildlife. Then he gives an example of Scottish seabirds, which are breeding less because the food they depend on is becoming depleted. The author states that there are many threats from climate change. Many authors have commented on this subject, including Humphrey Crick from the British Trust for Ornithology. He states that our climate has had an impact on various species including the swallow in the Sahara and the albatrosses of the southern oceans. Nature always has a changing condition in climate but it is at such a rapid a pace that species are not able to adapt and survive.

The author’s idea is that climate change has negatively affected animals’ habitats, the environment, and increased extinction among other species.

First, habitat is very important for animals. So anything that happens may affect their habitat. That is what happening now with climate change. The melting ice and increase in the amount of the water around the world have directly affected animals’ habitats. Some animals lost their habitats because of that such as the turtles. Also spreading deserts is another reason of losing their habitat because they do not have compatible environments. Disappearing of habitat has led to extinction of many animals.

Second, no one can live without a good environment. Environment is very important for all beings. With climate change environment starts to change, so animals cannot adapt to this change. Some animals migrate to another area to find the appropriate environment. On the other hand, some animals cannot find another area to live in, so that led to extinction of those animals. Moreover, environment may effect the gender of the animals so with warming some species of animals become mostly female, such as turtle. We should preserve the environment not only for us but also for the other beings.

Next, extinction of some animals could affect the life cycle. Today it is clear that the climate change has had a bad influence on some animals. They try to find a new area to live in. There are many animals endanger because of the global warming. With these factors more and more animals will have the same problem. Extinction for some animals or birds will cause many problems for our lives.

In conclusion, habitat, environment, and extinction are some of the problems that are caused by climate change. We should find solutions for these problems to help our planet. The global warming is all countries’ problem, not only that of developing countries. We should work together to find solutions to live in a good environment.

Reference:
Hirsch, T. (2005, October 5). Animals ‘hit by global warming’. BBC News. Retrieved October20, 2008, form http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4313726.stm.