Wednesday, November 10, 2010

"Strange Days On Planet Earth"
  1. We are the first of all of mankind to witness this kind of global change.
  2. Researchers are finding "invaders" where they don't belong.
  3. Some alien species are spreading disease and bacteria.
  4. We could be pushing out luck with transporting different species.
  5. Interlopers are a species that can chew houses.
  6. In the early 1960's a termite family took over and nearly ran off every one in the central park.
  7. 99% of San Fransisco comes form native places.
  8. Sometimes small animals travel on bigger animals to reproduce.

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THE FIRST DEGREE FACTOR

  1. By burning fossil fuels we heated the Earth by at least one degree in the last century.
  2. over 60,000 Caribou species died
  3. The villagers in the area are worried about the climate change because, the Caribou are the main source of their diet, and some of the few animals in the area now.
  4. The Caribou are dying because of the mosquitoes in the area, so the Caribou have to climb up on top of the mountains to get away from the mosquitoes

_______________________________________________________________ Part 5 Predators
  1. Scientists think that lack of most of the coral and the forest may have something to do with lack of predators.
  2. The only plants that are left in a lake called Guri, Venezuela are ones that have thorns and poison.
  3. There are to many Howler Monkeys in one area.
  4. Animals are going haywire and are spreading to many viruses
  5. Lots of animals are getting scarce at Yellowstone Natl. Park
  6. One wolf kill could feed thousands of other animals and insects.
  7. The Beavers are back at the Yellowstone Natl. Park because of the wolf returning.
  8. When they put the Wolf in the area of Yellowstone, the ranchers are complaining because it is making their job harder.
  9. The coral is dying because if the pollution.
  10. We have lost over 90% of the big fish are gone.
  11. In St. Lucia, they have a marine reserve for their fish to come back.
  12. Now most of the big fish are gone.

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Part 6 Troubled Water

  1. At least 20 frog species are dying.
  2. There is a weired egg growing in the male frogs testis because some live in a acid called atrazine.
  3. The Beluga whales are getting cancer because of a chemical.
  4. The scientist learn that the whales are getting sick because chemicals that the whales are inhaling are making them become cancer positive.

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