In 2006, one of the hottest years on record, a "pizzly" was discovered near the top of the world. Half polar bear, half grizzly, this never-before-seen animal might be dismissed as a fluke of nature. Anthony Barnosky instead sees it as a harbinger of things to come. In Heatstroke , the renowned paleoecologist shows how global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures. While melting ice may have helped produce the pizzly, climate change is more likely to wipe out species than to create them. ...
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In 2006, one of the hottest years on record, a "pizzly" was discovered near the top of the world. Half polar bear, half grizzly, this never-before-seen animal might be dismissed as a fluke of nature. Anthony Barnosky instead sees it as a harbinger of things to come. In Heatstroke , the renowned paleoecologist shows how global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures. While melting ice may have helped produce the pizzly, climate change is more likely to wipe out species than to create them. Plants and animals that have followed the same rhythms for millennia are suddenly being confronted with a world they're unprepared for--and adaptation usually isn't an option.
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Heatstroke, by Anthony Barnosky - a scientist, not a journalist, provides a broad picture, across several continents, of what is in store for us if the rise in global temperature continues. It is thoroughly documented, with exhaustive references to current studies, articles and books. What seems most likely, although not his hopeful conclusion, is that we are headed for the sixth extinction event, probably losing at least 40% of species. This is a catastrophe. As Tim Flannery (also a biologist) says in his excellent book The Weather Makers, in the not too distant future, climate change will not be the most important issue, it will be the only issue.
