Posted on 10/08/2007 12:16:31 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
The Top 100 Effects of Global Warming
September 24, 2007
This piece is from the Center for American Progress Action Fund's Mic Check Radio. Global Warming Wrecks All the Fun
Say Goodbye to French Wines Wacky temperatures and rain cycles brought on by global warming are threatening something very important: Wine. Scientists believe global warming will “shift viticultural regions toward the poles, cooler coastal zones and higher elevations.” What that means in regular language: Get ready to say bye-bye to French Bordeaux and hello to British champagne. [LA Times]
Say Goodbye to Light and Dry Wines Warmer temperatures mean grapes in California and France develop their sugars too quickly, well before their other flavors. As a result, growers are forced to either a) leave the grapes on the vines longer, which dramatically raises the alcoholic content of the fruit or b) pick the grapes too soon and make overly sweet wine that tastes like jam. [Washington Post]
Say Goodbye to Pinot Noir The reason you adore pinot noir is that it comes from a notoriously temperamental thin-skinned grape that thrives in cool climates. Warmer temperatures are already damaging the pinots from Oregon, “baking away” the grape’s berry flavors. [Bloomberg]
Say Goodbye to Baseball The future of the ash tree—from which all baseball bats are made—is in danger of disappearing, thanks to a combination of killer beetles and global warming. [NY Times]
Say Goodbye to Christmas Trees The Pine Bark Beetle, which feeds on and kills pine trees, used to be held in control by cold winter temperatures. Now the species is thriving and killing off entire forests in British Columbia, unchecked. [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
(Excerpt) Read more at americanprogress.org ...
“BTW — there’s no danger of Christmas trees disappearing — the next crop of trees is already growing wherever the infested trees have been removed.”
# 101
* “Gorebbel’s Warming threatens the Pine Bark Beetle. Because Gorebbel’s Warming allowed the Pine Bark Beetle to thrive, the pesky insect killed off its entire natural habitat. Now, with so many young pine trees and not enough old growth pines, scientists predict a devastating 95% drop in Pine Bark Beetle population.”
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