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Old 10-28-2010, 06:10 AM   #1
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CRISIS

well, the "Global Warming" crisis has fizzled and so what can we move on to next..."Global Cooling" crisis...no they're already talking about that one in Europe..."Food Desert" crisis?...noooo...Michelle already took that one...."Silent Crisis" of lack of affordable child care...nooo...Hillary had that one...for crisis sakes...we're running out of crisesesesessss....I know..here's a good one....

Global extinction crisis looms, new study says

Threatened species, but there's still hope
New scientific evidence suggests that a growing number of creatures could disappear from the earth. One-fifth of the vertebrates and as many as a third of all sharks and rays are now threatened with extinction.

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 27, 2010; 12:28 AM

A growing number of creatures could disappear from the earth, with one-fifth of all vertebrates and as many as a third of all sharks and rays now facing the threat of extinction, according to a new survey assessing nearly 26,000 species across the globe.

nothing stirs the heart like pictures of fuzzy little animals
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