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British butterfly species facing extinction after wettest summer
2013-03-26 03:39:12| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Britain's butterflies suffered catastrophically in 2012, which saw the wettest summer on record for England. No fewer than 52 of the 56 resident British species suffered declines in the relentless rain and cold, some to such an extent that they now face extinction in parts of the country, according to the annual survey of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme. The weather created disastrous conditions for species such as fritillaries as they struggled to find food, shelter and mating opportunities;...
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Are minivans headed for extinction?
2013-03-23 21:20:53| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
First it was stationwagons. Then came minivans . Now those vehicles most often associated with soccer moms and seen filling supermarket parking lots have seen their popularity wane from 7.9% of all auto sales in 2000, to a mere 3% today.
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Huge and widespread volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Triassic extinction
2013-03-23 19:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: More than 200 million years ago, a massive extinction decimated 76 percent of marine and terrestrial species, marking the end of the Triassic period and the onset of the Jurassic. This devastating event cleared the way for dinosaurs to dominate Earth for the next 135 million years, taking over ecological niches formerly occupied by other marine and terrestrial species. It's not entirely clear what caused the end-Triassic extinction, although most scientists agree on a likely scenario: Over a relatively...
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Megavolcanoes Tied to Pre-Dinosaur Mass Extinction
2013-03-21 20:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Scientists examining evidence across the world from New Jersey to North Africa say they have linked the abrupt disappearance of half of earth's species 200 million years ago to a precisely dated set of gigantic volcanic eruptions. The eruptions may have caused climate changes so sudden that many creatures were unable to adapt -- possibly on a pace similar to that of human-influenced climate warming today. The extinction opened the way for dinosaurs to evolve and dominate the planet for the next 135...
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Lizards Facing Mass Extinction from Climate Change
2013-03-06 15:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Climate change could see dozens of lizard species becoming extinct within the next 50 years, according to new research published today. The often one-directional evolutionary adaptation of certain lizard species' reproductive modes could see multiple extinctions as the global temperature increases. Globally it has been observed that lizards with viviparous reproduction (retention of embryos within the mother's body) are being threatened by changing weather patterns. A new study suggests that the...
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