Life+Cycles+at+Risk

As long as life has been on Earth, it has been adapting and evolving to survive the natural challenges of the environment. It seems as though we have created quite a real problem though now; the climate is changing at an unnatuarally fast rate due to human activities. While evolution has accounted for the survival of species in the past, the fact is that the rate of change in climate is too great for organic change to keep up. As a result, many species of animals are facing the threat of simply losing their ability to thrive in the projected future conditions. One example of a creature that could be heavily affected by climate change is the salmon. Despite the fact that this beautiful fish is very delicious, it has bigger problems to worry about then avid seafood lovers. Changing climates cause new weather patterns that vary in precipitation and throw off the natural balances of salinity and water temperature. Coincedentally, both of thes factors play highly important roles in the life cycles the salmon in the pacific northwest who seasonally shift their homes from the salt water ocean to the fresh water rivers and lakes of the interior. The situation facing salmon can be seen as symbolic for what is happening to dozens of species that rely on environmental cues to perpetuate their life cycle. For more information regarding the plight of the salmon and how climate change is effecting them specifically, chech out the article below.

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