>>We have all heard how bad it is going to get: a million species at risk of extinction, entire island nations going under as sea levels rise and more severe weather events more often.

Scientists and international organisations have been issuing the climate change warnings for decades, saying the future of Earth as we know it is under threat.

Tasmania — renowned for its natural beauty — is not immune, suffering its fair share of natural disasters and slowly-eroding land, all attributed — at least in part — to the changing climate.

But if we know a bit of how bad it is going to be, do we know how bad it already is?<<

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-26/climate-change-measurable-impacts-in-tasmania/11338326

PermeateFree said:

>>We have all heard how bad it is going to get: a million species at risk of extinction, entire island nations going under as sea levels rise and more severe weather events more often.

Scientists and international organisations have been issuing the climate change warnings for decades, saying the future of Earth as we know it is under threat.

Tasmania — renowned for its natural beauty — is not immune, suffering its fair share of natural disasters and slowly-eroding land, all attributed — at least in part — to the changing climate.

But if we know a bit of how bad it is going to be, do we know how bad it already is?<<

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-26/climate-change-measurable-impacts-in-tasmania/11338326

I wonder how many species of mammals & birds have already gone extinctbin Tasmania?

Tasmanian tiger and Tasmanian aborigine (subspecies) of course. But what others?

Orange bellied parrot is under threat of course.

None of the Tasmania endemic rodents have gone extinct, that we know of.
None of the other Tasmanian marsupials.
None of the Tasmanian bats.

Why not?

Perhaps because Tasmania was attached to mainland Australia so very recently. But even so, the climate there and land use has changed a huge amount since then.

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

>>We have all heard how bad it is going to get: a million species at risk of extinction, entire island nations going under as sea levels rise and more severe weather events more often.

Scientists and international organisations have been issuing the climate change warnings for decades, saying the future of Earth as we know it is under threat.

Tasmania — renowned for its natural beauty — is not immune, suffering its fair share of natural disasters and slowly-eroding land, all attributed — at least in part — to the changing climate.

But if we know a bit of how bad it is going to be, do we know how bad it already is?<<

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-26/climate-change-measurable-impacts-in-tasmania/11338326

I wonder how many species of mammals & birds have already gone extinctbin Tasmania?

Tasmanian tiger and Tasmanian aborigine (subspecies) of course. But what others?

Orange bellied parrot is under threat of course.

None of the Tasmania endemic rodents have gone extinct, that we know of.
None of the other Tasmanian marsupials.
None of the Tasmanian bats.

Why not?

Perhaps because Tasmania was attached to mainland Australia so very recently. But even so, the climate there and land use has changed a huge amount since then.

Lake Pedder earthworm and possible emu subspecies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_animals_of_Australia