Climate change makes bats drop dead: study
Scorching heatwaves linked to climate change have caused thousands of Australian bats to drop dead after flapping their wings in a desperate bid to cool off, according to a study published Wednesday.
On one day alone in 2002, up to six percent of the flying foxes in a nine colonies in New South Wales died when temperatures hit 42 degrees Celsius (107.5 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the study.
Most alarming, said the biologists, was the mortality rate among young bats, as high as 50 percent.
"The effects of temperature extremes on flying foxes highlight complex implications of climate change for behaviour, demography and species survival," says the study, published by the Royal Society, Britain's de-facto academy of sciences. More here:
Scorching heatwaves linked to climate change have caused thousands of Australian bats to drop dead after flapping their wings in a desperate bid to cool off, according to a study published Wednesday.
On one day alone in 2002, up to six percent of the flying foxes in a nine colonies in New South Wales died when temperatures hit 42 degrees Celsius (107.5 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the study.
Most alarming, said the biologists, was the mortality rate among young bats, as high as 50 percent.
"The effects of temperature extremes on flying foxes highlight complex implications of climate change for behaviour, demography and species survival," says the study, published by the Royal Society, Britain's de-facto academy of sciences. More here:
Yes -- these bats dropped dead of climate change. Please believe us -- PLEEEEEEZZZEE.
But Klown -- the overall temperature difference in the past 100 years or so is around 1.5 degrees centigrade (If you can believe their "measurements.".) And hasn't there always been large die-offs of these bats whenever the temp gets very high in the summer?
Yes -- what's your point -- these "scientists" did the research with government grants and they need more "research" money -- so they don't have to get REAL FUCKING JOBS!!!!
In addition, the media is helping them wash brains so that nobody wants to be called a witch -- uh -- I mean "global warming denier."
Have you ever noticed -- these people are taking your money and claiming they're "saving" something -- doesn't matter what it is -- it needs saving -- earth, whales, baby seals, bats -- they're all doomed unless you pay.
But Klown, I'm not paying -- I don't have to pay -- I just have to recycle and take better care of the earth by not using styrofoam etc.
Mmmm-Hmmm -- right -- think again earth-boy.
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