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Climate Change Extinctions Coming by Bob Carson Tri-City Herald, December 15, 2024

"We can expect, with increased certainty, that rising temperatures will lead to an increasing number of extinctions,
with the highest emission scenario leading to extinction of nearly a third of the Earth species."
-- Science, December 5, 2024

By causing global warming, forest fires, sea level rise, ocean acidification, drought, floods and extreme storms, fossil fuels are killing people and wildlife. The folks who are against small nuclear reactors, a gigantic solar farm in Benton County, or hundreds of wind turbines on the Horse Heaven Hills are shortsighted. Our Navy has safe nuclear reactors in our submarines and other ships. Solar panels can be high enough for vegetation and wildlife beneath them. Cattle graze and wheat grows under wind turbines, providing revenue to the landowners.

Published in Science (one of the world's most reputable journals) on Dec. 5, the research (funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation) determined: "We can expect, with increased certainty, that rising temperatures will lead to an increasing number of extinctions, with the highest emission scenario leading to extinction of nearly a third of the Earth species."

Many more people are killed from the burning of fossil fuels than have ever died from nuclear accidents or wastes. Many more birds are killed by cats than by wind turbines. If you are concerned about global climate change, put solar panels on your roof and buy a hybrid or electric vehicle.

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Climate change extinctions Science, December 5, 2024