Friday, 16 May 2008 03:31 UK   Wildlife populations ‘plummeting’    Over-fishing and demand for their fins as a delicacy have hit shark numbers Between a quarter and a third of the world’s wildlife has been lost since 1970, according to data compiled by the Zoological Society of London. Populations… Continue reading

Published on Thursday, May 15, 2008 by The Guardian/UK World’s Wildlife and Environment Already Hit by Climate Change, Major Study Shows by Ian Sample Global warming is disrupting wildlife and the environment on every continent, according to an unprecedented study that reveals the extent to which climate change is already… Continue reading

Obesity contributes to global warming: study Thu May 15, 2008 7:03pm EDT  By Michael Kahn GENEVA (Reuters) – Obesity contributes to global warming, too. Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in… Continue reading

Some interesting observations here…i have been giving alot of thought over the years to the impacts of global warming on the characteristics of severe thunderstorms & severe thunderstorm outbreaks, & thus far have drawn only 1 fairly certain conclusion: GET USED TO IT! The nature of building construction is going… Continue reading