Mass mortality events or MMEs (where substantial numbers of a species die in a very short time), certainly may be factors threatening the extinctions of animals, ranging from fruit bats in Australia; Saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan; corals in many parts of the world to sardines in our seas (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/25/mass-mortality-events-animal-conservation-climate-change). MMEs appear to be currently more common (or perhaps better documented?) and there have been tentative attempts to link their occurrence to climate change. Whilst it is somewhat 'dodgy' to attempt to associate an individual meteorological event (a cold snap, a heat-wave or a hurricane) to a MME, there is little doubt that climate change will pose challenges for some species and, failure to cope, may underpin some of the simultaneous fatal consequences.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Sunday, 25 February 2018
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