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Posted Tue May 6 2008: from University of Washington, via ScienceDaily:
Trouble In Paradise: Global Warming A Greater Danger To Tropical Species http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1210075002
 Polar bears fighting for survival in the face of a rapid decline of polar ice have made the Arctic a poster child for the negative effects of climate change. But new research shows that species living in the tropics likely face the greatest peril in a warmer world.... [T]ropical species have a far greater risk of extinction with warming of just a degree or two. That is because they are used to living within a much smaller temperature range to begin with, and once temperatures get beyond that range many species might not be able to cope.... "Unfortunately, the tropics also hold the large majority of species on the planet," he said.
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