Harte John, Ostling Annette, Green Jessica L, Kinzig Ann
Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
Nature. 2004 Jul 1;430(6995):3 p following 33; discussion following 33. doi: 10.1038/nature02718.
Thomas et al. have carried out a useful analysis of the extinction risk from climate warming. Their overall conclusion, that a large fraction of extant species could be driven to extinction by expected climate trends over the next 50 years, is compelling: it adds to the many other reasons why new energy policies are needed to reduce the pace of warming.
托马斯等人对气候变暖带来的灭绝风险进行了有益的分析。他们的总体结论是,现存物种中的很大一部分可能会在未来50年因预期的气候趋势而灭绝,这一结论很有说服力:它为需要制定新能源政策以减缓变暖速度增添了许多其他理由。