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Fast Track to Extinction

Some animal and plant species are already dying off because of global warming, a new review of hundreds of research studies contends. More than 100 cold-dependent species are also in trouble. Polar bears have started dropping in numbers and weight and emperor penguin populations have shrunk by a factor of 30 in some areas.

Jan 22nd 2008 @ 12:11PM

Global Warming in Pictures

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Sea Level Rising
Temperatures on the Rise
Snowless Alps
2007: Warmest Year Ever?
Fast Track to Extinction
Climate Change Already Killing Species
Central American harlequin frogs are among the hardest hit by the effects of global warming, having lost 67 percent of their pop
Antarctica Is Melting
Greenland's Glaciers Melting Faster
Why Earth Is Warming
Forests Dying in Alaska
Maple Trees on the Move
Tropical Diseases Spread
Deadly Heat Waves
Rising Risk of Wildfires
Bigger Rains, More Floods
Weakened Coral Reefs