Enemy combatants not all that's "disappearing"

Birds are disappearing across North America, which could spell bigger environmental devastation than the climate crisis caused by greenhouse gasses.

See the CBC News video here.

It's a devastation that could be harder to reverse, too, especially because no one seems to know why birds have gone missing. It's not unreasonable to wonder if the climate crisis is a cause.

And don't forget recent news accounts equally disturbing about disappearing bees and disappearing butterflies." In fact, Korean scientists link the loss of butterflies to global warming. If you Copernic search on disappearing birds, bees and butterflies, you'll read concerns around the world.

Let's see them call him a fibber now

The right-wing propagandists managed to twist Vice President Al Gore's rightful statements that he had a role in initiating the Internet as we know it and that his friendship with Erich Segal was one of the inspirations for the author's tear-jerker, "Love Story."

The Nobel committee has awarded its annual Peace Prize to Al Gore, and that's about as clear and absolute as claims to fame get.

Paying the piper

Have friends who say, "I don't believe in global warming"? Frustrating, isn't it?

New Scientist gives sources for each of the main points. Use it if you see a window of hope to help people understand how human behavior is helping what would be a cycle that takes millions of years -- plenty of time for evolutionary adaptations -- spiral out of control within the next couple of generations.

One island already has been permanently inundated, gone, and 10,000 people left homeless. Not New Orleans. This island is off India. And it's just the tip of the iceberg, no melting pun intended.