The World is Going to Hell in a Hand Basket.

Global Warming is a Fact.

• Global Warming and Climate Change
• What part of global warming don't we get?
• Audio Interviews
• Climate Change by State is found HERE
• Experts cite "Strong Evidence"of global warming.
• More on Global Warming is here (an argument against global warming).
• State of the Climate Report.
• Growing Season Extended in Europe (Abstract).
• Effects on arctic regions
  • Stories in the ice: Antarctica. Also read each section (almanac, water world, etc.).
  • Say bye-bye to Arctic Ice
  • Breakup of the Larsen B Ice Shelf February 15,1998 - March 18, 1999
  • Read about the Arctic's problems here.
  • No Escape- Arctic thaw gains momentum
  • Ground frozen since ice age thaws
  • Larson B Ice Shelf: Home for this site is here
  • See Arctic Thaw here.

  • Predictions for Canadian Permafrost is here.

  • Sea ice is melting faster than expected.

• Record Temperatures
  • 1998
  • 1999 (Map)
  • 2000 (Map)
  • 2001 (Map)
  • 2002 (Map)
  • 2003 (Map)
  • 2004 (Map)
  • 2005 (Map)
  • 2006 (Map)
• *20,000 Dead (Global Warming)*
• Global Warming Slowed by Soot
• Rising Clouds
• Sudden Climate Change (hear THE FUTURE IS NOW here)
• 11 Oct 2004- Jump in Greenhouse Gasses
• Pentagon Report on Global Warming.
• US greenhouse gas emissions rose 2% in 2005
• See report on Warming Southern Oceans

• See "Already the Day After Tomorrow" in Secret Readings)

• November 2005 Data on North Atlantic Current

• Go to secret readings for methane-related extinction events and global warming.

• See methane and climate here.

• Pictures from the BBC: How the World is Changing

Global Warming will Change Ecosystem Structure, Biodiversity, and Stability.

• Changing Climate and the Effect on Plant Life.
• How Climate Change Alters Rhythms of the Wild.
• Warm Weather is Keeping Russian Bears Awake
• Global chlorophyll images are here.
• Grassland Vegetation Changes and Nocturnal Global Warming.
• Biomass Decline in Amazonian Forest Fragments.
• The Biodiversity Genocide
• Polar Bears
• Coral Bleaching and the Great Barrier
• Mosquito genetics and global warming
• Nice diddly here
• Global warming and coral reefs
• See "climate impact on plankton" in secret readings. If the video doesn't play you can see four frames here.
• See Fishmeal catch 'hits UK seabirds'
• Studies to trace changes in ocean plankton. Main site is here.
• Flying Squid Move Northward
• Half of coral reefs now gone
• Record Drought in the Amazon

Global Warming and Disease.

• Human Health and Global Warming. How will epidemiology be changed by global warming?
• You should read this one too on changes in the epidemiological environment.
• 20,000 Dead
• Monkeypox!
• The Globalization of Disease
• Is Global Warming Harmful to Human Health?
• Trace the SARS outbreak!!
• Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
• Tropical Disease Reading
• Global Warming Causing Disease to Rise

Changing Ecosystems, Overuse of Antibiotics, and Increased Exposure to Novel Habitats will Result in the Introduction of Novel Diseases. Expect more Ebola and AIDS-Like Diseases.

• Evolution and the Origin of Disease.
• Browse this Scientific American link related to Antibiotic Resistance.
• A quicky on S.A.R.S More is here including tracking down animal hosts
• Ebola (Also links to Hantavirus, Rift-Valley Fever, etc)
• New Diseases threaten humans and wildlife
• Human Population Bottleneck More is here
• Deer and Spongiform Encephalitis
• Asian Vultures on Decline
• Changing Climate and the Effect on Plant Life.

Climate Change will Affect Global Food Resources.

• Climate change and impact on global food availability. An interesting and disturbing model.
• Sea Levels and Coastal Areas will be Affected.
• Food Resources

Global Warming will Generate More Intense Storms. You think last year was bad? Get used to it!

• Climate Disasters and Extreme Events.
• Big Losses for the Insurance Industry.
• A little topic on El Niņo
• New hurricane categories may be needed.

• A Worrisome Lack of Leadership: Hurricane Katrina

• Time to connect the dots

Other Air Pollution Problems.

• Ozone hole tour
• See the ozone hole here.
• Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Ecosystems.
• Ozone Depletion Resource Center. General Public Stuff is Here.
• Ground-Level Ozone Pollution. Ozone isn't always good!
• Smog gets in your lungs

Water Pollution Continues to be a Problem

• Amphibian Malformations: Teratogens in the environment?
• The Frog Problem Deciphered!
• Listen to Disappearing Frogs on National Public Radio. More on frogs here and here (go to hour 2). Requires RealPlayer- Get the free copy here if you don't have it installed.
• Species survival under a cloud. Read the abstracts here.
• Red Tide Link
• See coccolithophorid blooms in the Bering sea.
• Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone See an image here.
• Pfiesteria and Chickens (NPR report- Requires RealPlayer)
• Human Symptoms of Pfiesteria. (NPR report- Requires RealPlayer)
• Also, diabetes is increasing world-wide.
• Mercury in Fish is here and here   Fishing Warning Signs

Pollution may be Affecting our Reproduction

• Hormones in the Environment Lecture Pix
• The Estrogen Receptor Ways in which ecotoxins can affect systems at the receptor level.
• Hormone Imposters Consequences.
• Environmental Estrogens Consequences. See also "Study links river pollution to feminization of male fish".
• "Where Have all the Boys Gone?" Read about the decline in male births.
• Sperm count decline confirmed.
• Male Reproductive Health Problems. Read it here.
• Check out this slide show on behavioral endocronology.
• Amphibians in global decline

Introduced Species Compete with and Replace Native Species. Many become pests and decrease biodiversity.

• Invasive Species: America's Least Wanted!
• Exotic Species and their effects on the community.
• Impact of Global Warming on Species Introductions.
• Why do species become endangered?
• Introduction of exotic wildlife. See also the state of the environment report.
• Invasive species links and info is here.
• Introduced marine exotic species are here.
• Convention on Biodiversity.
• A case history of Guam (needs Adobe Acrobat. Get it here).
• Non-indigenous species in Florida.
• English Sparrows and European Starlings.
• Link to Caulerpa taxifolia in Southern California. A movie based on a simulation can be seen here
• Ladybug introductions in UK

Genetically Modified Organisms

• Puerto Rico's Biotech Harvest
• Bad Seeds
• GM Grass Pollen

Bioterrorism

• The Looming Threat of Bioterrorism.
• Bioterror Defense Initiative.
• US Crackdown on Bioterrorism is backfiring

Population Growth

• World Population Profile (US Census Bureau). World Population Profile (pdf)
• World Population at a Glance.

It's already too late to change any of this. Biologists and medical professions are in for an interesting and challenging future!