Thursday, December 27, 2007

Photo: Flowers bloom near Siberia's Sayan Mountains

Effects of Global Warming

We're already experiencing some changes: ice has melted, animal populations have shifted, precipitation has increased. What else may be in store if trends continue?

Photo: This thresher shark was caught in a net in Mexico's Gulf of California

The Global Fish Crisis: Still Waters

After thousands of years of living in balance as a wild food source for humans, so many giant bluefin tuna now have been hauled out of the Mediterranean that the population is in danger of collapse.

Photo: Open-air garbage dump along the coast of Barrow, Alaska

Photo Gallery: Polluted Oceans

Learn how we are hurting the largest habitat on Earth with these photos of ocean pollution, from the devastating effects of oil spills to the dangers of dumping.

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