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STUDY REVEALS GLOBAL WARMING DAMAGE GREATEST NEAR EQUATOR
By Michelle Lucas
University of Washington-Seattle Online
August 17, 2005

http://tinyurl.com/7etm2

A team of scientists led by UW assistant biology professor Joshua Tewksbury
released new information concerning global warming and the impact that may
be experienced on a worldwide scale.

According to the study, the most apparent effects of global warming are
currently being seen in the higher latitudes at arctic regions with
increased levels of melting ice and softening tundras. But the most drastic
effects are likely to appear in the rainforest regions at the equator.

Seasonal changes in the Arctic give it a yearlong temperature that ranges
from below zero to the mid-70s. Temperature increases, expected to reach 6
degrees by 2100, have already affected blooming patterns of plants and
migration of some animals. These changes reflect the organisms' abilities to
adapt to the temperature increase.

The scenario is different in the rainforests, where weather changes vary
little from season to season. Because the temperature stays relatively
stable year-round, a predicted 2- to 3-degree increase could dramatically
alter rainforest life, where organisms do not have a high tolerance to
temperature variation. The consequence would be a high rate of extinction
for organisms in the tropics that are unable to adapt.

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