Edwardsville Public Library discussion

Chapter 8: On page 150, Kolbert writes "in the popular imagination, global warming is mostly seen as a threat to cold-loving species..."

While polar bears and other arctic species will certainly be affected, the tropics will likely see a greater impact from global warming/climate change. What are some other misconceptions regarding climate change or global warming do you think exist 'in the popular imagination'?

Chapter 9: Amazonian species, we are told, are "very specialized," which accounts for their inability to consistently adapt to changes in their environment. What may appear to be a small change to humans (cutting back total acreage in a ecosystem) can really have lasting, monumental consequences including slow extinction. Can we use the current pandemic to give examples of how small changes to our human environment might have a lasting, irreversible impact to us over time?

Gman1611yahoo.Com wrote: "Edwardsville Public Library wrote: "Chapter 8: On page 150, Kolbert writes "in the popular imagination, global warming is mostly seen as a threat to cold-loving species..."

While polar bears and o..."

Yes, Gman, it will surely lead to floods, droughts, famines, and migrations. With more droughts, there will be more wildfires.

It is interesting when you hear certain pundits talk about migrations, where they say "people will just sell their house and move," but they won't be able to sell waterfront property that's underwater. So, we'll have many people that are displaced and unemployed.