Here is my first Blog Assignment. Yay!
Who: The penguins of the North Pole.
What is Happening: If a two degrees hike takes place, Global Warming could take a slice out of the penguin population. It could kill 50 percent of the Emperor Penguins, and 75 percent of the Adelie! That information was released at the WWF press conference at Barcelona, Spain. Also, the melting ice is taking away krill, which is a vital food source of the penguins.
When: This event has been happening over the last 2 to 3 years.
Where: The north, around the Artic ring where penguins live.
Why: This is happening because humans are polluting the ozone layer with gas, littering, and fumes. These three things cause greenhouse gases, which causes the ice to melt.
In my opinion, this article is very important. Us, as humans, are killing the earth by wasting, not recyling, and letting gas out. This will kill thousands of animals, like the penguins, and will eventually kill us. And, if you imagine you were the penguin in this situation, you would feel bad too, going long nights because there is no krill to eat. There is already a lot of animals on the Endangered Speices list. Why add penguins now?
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First and second pic: http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Emperor-penguin-Half-three-quarters-major-Antarctic-penguin-colonies-could-damaged/photo//081008/photos_sc_afp/24a97c3b0a79038d48329a29ac9202ea//s:/afp/20081008/sc_afp/environmentbiodiversityspeciespenguins;_ylt=AkskL3O7e0ZBp5oynpOi_dHQOrgF#photoViewer=/081009/photos_ts/2008_10_09t083128_450x295_us_antarctica_penguins
A Cheetah looks back while on display at the animal orphanage in Nairobi's National Park in October 2008. Twenty-one animal species, including the cheetah, three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture, were added to the list of those in danger of extinction by a UN conference that ended Friday.
