The Sudden Loss of Hope
The Cause
Climate change is a viable topic that is currently being addressed through media, politics, and now underway to becoming vital to education for all ages.
With climate change comes a cautionary consequence for both humans and other organisms alike. Taking a thorough observation, our campaign set our focus on the desert regions being affected by this tragic change in our earth.
Drastic Revision
With rising heat in these areas, some organisms may not be able to adapt in time. With no mutations flourishing from species to species, they eventually die out, leaving the rest of the transfer of energy (food webs, etc.) throughout the ecosystem in peril. With limited resources, it could be possible for other species to survive if they substitute their original needs for what is currently accessible. However, unless the targeted organism can come up with a genetic mutation to shield itself from predators, this will not last forever. Most autotrophic organisms may also be in threat, which would affect the environment severely due to an autotroph's initial importance to an ecosystem. The diversity in this ecosystem eventually dwindles, and will ultimately all be lost.
The primary cause for climate change is estimated to the human-production of the greenhouse effect, which principles the trapping of heat in the atmosphere that radiates towards space. Pollution (burning fossil fuels, littering, excessive use of artificial light) is the culprit to this severe development in our planet.
Those Mainly Affected
Short term environmental changes such as drought (water is essential to deserts) are reasonable to occur. This can alter the order in which animals are able to subsist. Animals like the Fennec Fox and the Small Cheetah are prone to dwindling due to their thick coats of fur which have a limit on how much heat they can withstand. Smaller rodents like the Woodrat or Cotton Rat have the fortunate chance of being able to result in a genetic mutation that will grant them the ability to survive in intense situations. Benefits such as lighter and shorter hairs (lighter colors don't absorb as much heat as darker colors do) can spread throughout the species as time goes on. This also allows them to keep themselves safe from predators as several populations begin to abate.
The Long-Eared Jerboa's diet consists of plants (seeds &
fruits) and some insects. Due to the climate change, it is now
harder for the Long-Eared Jerboa to collect enough of its re-
sources in order to survive. Although it has a chance of muta-
tion, the species is in danger of losing its aliment.