Some+Desert+Creatures+May+be+Able+to+Cope+with+Climate+Change+Better+than+Expecte

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@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180524141542.htm


 * Summary:**

The world of reptiles includes creatures more spectacular than the Gehyra variegate, but this small nocturnal gecko has managed to make a couple of fascinating new contributions to the discussion about the ecological consequences of climate change. The questions researchers are investigating is: how will the unique animals and plants that live in these ecosystems cope with these new challenges? The researchers expected higher temperatures and greater dryness to have a negative effect both on individual geckos and on their populations. Even if climate change causes deterioration in living conditions for these geckos, they are hardly likely to die out immediately.


 * Relation to Class:**

This topic relates to what we are learning about in AP Environmental Science as it discusses one of the main issues we as a society are facing - that of climate change. Moreover, this article delves deeper into the effects of climate change on certain creatures, specifically the Gehyra variegata, as mentioned by this article, and how some of these creatures (of the desert) may be able to cope with this problem of climate change better than expected, which is a positive outlook on the matter. This issue also stems back to the anthropogenic effects we talked about in class; for instance, there are heat-trapping chemicals that humans add to the atmosphere that lead to global warming (Miller 472) and climate change.


 * Opinion:**

My personal opinion with respect to the fact that some desert creatures may be able to cope with climate change better than expected is a positive one. I believe that it is a good thing that this is occurring, but that we as the human race should not stop with this realization, as there is a lot more that we as humans can do to alleviate the pressing issues (such as climate change) that will plague the generations to come if nothing is done to help/solve these issues.


 * Law:**

A law/agreement that relates to this very issue mentioned in this article is the Kyoto Protocol, which called for the committing of different nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions based on the facts that, firstly, global warming and climate change is a problem that needs to be tackled, and secondly, that it is extremely likely that anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions have caused it.