Why Not Everybody Will Suffer In A Warming World
Trapped Orca Spyhopping One of about a dozen members of an orca pod performs a spyhopping maneuver to check its surroundings. The whale was trapped with other members of its family in sea ice in northern Quebec, but shifting winds appear to have freed them. via YouTubeSome animals and plants stand to gain plenty. Click to launch the photo gallery For most people, animals and plants, a warming planet is generally a bad thing, bringing dramatic climate shifts and changes in ecosystems. But not everyone will suffer. A few species stand to gain a lot, actually. Like, for example, those poor killer whales trapped in Canada. Caught by surprise as the mercury fell, a pod of about 12 orcas spent two days bobbing up and down in a truck-sized breathing hole through thick sea ice, with no way out. The whales were way too far inland and north of where they should be...