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Climate Changes Affect Animal Life
When temperatures rise far above the normal levels in the upper arctic regions, animal life grows ever more endangered. In less than 4 decades, polar ice caps have been melting at a faster than normal rate. The effect this has on animals like polar bears, seals and sea birds causes an upset to their natural patterns of hibernation. Animal life rotates around a constant reliance upon stable temperatures in order to continue their species. In the case of polar bears, their active and hibernation periods become confused when warmer temperatures for longer periods of time unbalance their natural functioning in their habitats. In addition, because of the growing cap of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, humidity levels rise. Animals conditioned to colder climates must adapt quickly. In normal, slower rates of evolution this wouldn't present a problem. In faster rates of climate changes, radical adaptation leaves no room for natural evolution. On nearly every level, from insects to farm animals to wildlife, climate change upsets the ecological balance of nature to the point of mass extinction of thousands of species.

Climate Changes Play Havoc on Plant Life
Farmers rely upon stable weather patterns to produce their best crops. The difficulties of determining a clear growing season is one example of how climate changes cause unseasonably warm temperatures in areas that formerly had a long history of short growing seasons. Unpredictable rain and snow events increase flooding while high winds return prairie areas to dust bowls. Obviously, plant life suffers as a result of climate change that creates extremes in high temperatures and increases the possibilities of tornadoes and coastal hurricanes. Add to this mix, higher levels of humidity and plant life must struggle to survive under devastating unstable climactic conditions, overgrowth in high humidity areas and barrenness in hotter, dry areas.

Climate Change and Human Health
Human health is significantly affected by climate change. People with lung ailments as well as infants and the elderly are subject to increases in illnesses like virus, cardiac and respiratory, skin cancers and pandemics such as Avian Flu, Hong Kong Flu and more recently, Swine flu. This results in compromised human immune systems and reduces effective cure with antibiotics or preventative vaccines.

Human, Plant and Animal Links
The clear link between humans, plant life and animal life must always balance in order to retain good health and well-being. When the balance of nature is compromised by radical climate change, the downward spiral is obviously destructive. The question of survival of the fittest may have an ominous answer unless a reversal of the destruction is effected. Fortunately, more people have begun to address this life-threatening issue and are making many changes to reduce their carbon footprint.



Jason Grace
on behalf of the
BascoTec Internet Limited
Technologie Park 13
33100 Paderborn
Germany

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