Global warming - watch it happen from the comfort of your home:

A story this week that hasn't hit the American press is about the transformation of the ecosystem along the coast of Scotland and adjacent areas. Warmer ocean water (up 2C in 20 years) cause plankton to move north, the fish that feed on them move as well, and the birds that normally fed on the fish are left with nothing to eat. This is a harbinger of things to come.

Stories:

• The Independent Disaster at sea: global warming hits UK birds
• The Independent A giant ecosystem that has functioned for millions of years has begun to break down
• The Scotsman Seabirds in crisis over food shortage

posted by Quiddity at 7/31/2004 03:32:00 PM