Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Summary Response Practice

Animal life is changing because of environmental change

In the article “Animals ‘hit by global warming,’” the author, Tim Hirsch, states that the climate change makes animals’ lives worse. Nowadays, there are many problems that are caused by global warming, for example, higher temperature, increasing storminess and spreading deserts. They have affected the migration routes of animals already. Some animals usually migrate when the season changes. However, the temperature is increasing now, so they aren’t where they should be. It can cause the problems of collapse of their life. Some species can adapt to new situation, but others can’t do so. Also sea temperature is important for animals. If sea temperature increases, the plankton organisms change. The plankton organism is the foundation of the food for chain animals in ocean, so the change of the plankton can have a big influence. These problems are advancing quickly still now. It’s so dangerous that they remain without solving. We have to make more options to solve these problems, and create the situation in which animals can live naturally as quickly as possible.

People need to know that many animals face problems of extinction and their lives are being destroyed by the climate change. They can’t escape from it, and they have no choice to live freely. We have to think about the reality of the problems.

People are not aware of global warming and its effect on the earth and the animals. These changes can lead to extinction for some animals. Some animals have been found in different areas because of global warming. I feel that these are important reasons why people should be aware of global warming. I think that the problems get better and better if people think about them.

The climate change influences animals’ lives greatly. They have their ways of life and they can live in their ways naturally. However, the climate change has made these changes and their habitats are changing now. I have heard that a kind of fish is dying because the sea temperature is too warm for them. A little change of temperature is very different for them, and it makes them live or die. If they can’t live, the species can be extinct. It is happening now around the world.

In addition, the collapse of ecosystem is the biggest problem because it also brings about the extinction of animals. For example, the turtles are influenced by a special way and now their ecosystem is falling down because of global warming. The temperature is a concern for the ratio of male to female turtles in the ocean. The rising temperature leads to more female turtles being born and living longer. If the tendency continues, there will be few male turtles and they will be able to have children. The male turtles will become extinct. I didn’t know it at all until I read this article. I think that almost nobody else knows it either. These problems should be known well, because people don’t know the problems exactly, so they don’t try to think about it seriously. They don’t think about it until they face the problems like animals.

In conclusion, global warming has been a big problem for us and animals since before. The problem is important and worth informing people of now. It should be solved quickly, but it’s so difficult to find the ways to solve the problem. It’s true that this problem was caused by human activities and animals suffer from it now. I think that we will also suffer from it like them some day. We have to solve it before this problem becomes more serious, and also we have to keep animals safe.

Reference
Hirsch,T. (2005, October 5) BBC NEWS. Retrieved October 15, 2008, from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4313726.stm

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