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Take your mind back to 1997... in the world of Global Warming Hysteria we reached an important 'landmark' or 'Milestone' we had our first extinction attributed to 'Global Warming' it was a little snail on a little Island in the Indian Ocean, these little islands were 'litmus' test for the entire Planet, they would be the canaries in the mine for the hysterical.
By 1998 it was confirmed with a fanfare of doom that this was the first of many extinctions due to 'Global Warming'.
Money was spent, expeditions mounted and weather charts consulted with worried concerns tracking across oil-gargling gargoyle faces and the irrefutable conclusion was that we, MAN, through Co2, killed this precious be-jewelled creature.
The demise of this entirely innocent little creature was the greatest portent possible, it was the future, thousands will follow in its slide into extinction, from it came that most notorious of all statistics, 'we' were driving at least 50 species to the wall every year and we can't catch up with them as their were only a few thousand Scientists and millions of species, it was a plea for money and was successful.
Thousands of new 'Global Warming' jobs appeared, grants arrived, scholarships handed out, many using this little snail as the focus of study and it's demise dissected and lessons were strove to be learned.
Imagine the surprise then, when a few days ago on that same island a colony of these snails was found.
So welcome back from the dead the sneaky little fella that rejoices under the name of the Aldabra Banded Snail.
The worlds first certifiable resurrection... or were the 'Climate Scientists' the only ones here 'certifiable'.
I append the following from the era...
"The extinction of the Aldabra banded snail demonstrates the potential of a coming wave of extinctions as climate change continues. This extinction highlights the complex challenges of climate change as the snail suffered as a result of changing precipitation, not of changing temperatures directly. The snail, like many species, was made more vulnerable by its small range on a few small islands. This extinction also highlights that the present extinction crisis may be much worse than what is currently known from IUCN Red List. While the Red List provides excellent information on the status of species, many species, such as the Aldabra banded snail, have yet to be formally evaluated for inclusion on the Red List. The loss of this small snail is an ominous warning of the vulnerability of all species, and particularly those with restricted ranges, to the threat of climate change."
J. Gerlach... apparently an 'expert'... and Oxford Scholar.
By 1998 it was confirmed with a fanfare of doom that this was the first of many extinctions due to 'Global Warming'.
Money was spent, expeditions mounted and weather charts consulted with worried concerns tracking across oil-gargling gargoyle faces and the irrefutable conclusion was that we, MAN, through Co2, killed this precious be-jewelled creature.
The demise of this entirely innocent little creature was the greatest portent possible, it was the future, thousands will follow in its slide into extinction, from it came that most notorious of all statistics, 'we' were driving at least 50 species to the wall every year and we can't catch up with them as their were only a few thousand Scientists and millions of species, it was a plea for money and was successful.
Thousands of new 'Global Warming' jobs appeared, grants arrived, scholarships handed out, many using this little snail as the focus of study and it's demise dissected and lessons were strove to be learned.
Imagine the surprise then, when a few days ago on that same island a colony of these snails was found.
So welcome back from the dead the sneaky little fella that rejoices under the name of the Aldabra Banded Snail.
The worlds first certifiable resurrection... or were the 'Climate Scientists' the only ones here 'certifiable'.
I append the following from the era...
"The extinction of the Aldabra banded snail demonstrates the potential of a coming wave of extinctions as climate change continues. This extinction highlights the complex challenges of climate change as the snail suffered as a result of changing precipitation, not of changing temperatures directly. The snail, like many species, was made more vulnerable by its small range on a few small islands. This extinction also highlights that the present extinction crisis may be much worse than what is currently known from IUCN Red List. While the Red List provides excellent information on the status of species, many species, such as the Aldabra banded snail, have yet to be formally evaluated for inclusion on the Red List. The loss of this small snail is an ominous warning of the vulnerability of all species, and particularly those with restricted ranges, to the threat of climate change."
J. Gerlach... apparently an 'expert'... and Oxford Scholar.
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