Comments on: Drying Climate Turned Possum-Like Critter Into the Strange Koala http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/12/23/drying-climate-turned-possum-like-critter-into-the-strange-koala/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Crispin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/12/23/drying-climate-turned-possum-like-critter-into-the-strange-koala/#comment-14463 Crispin Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:18:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=7989#comment-14463 James, Koalas survived the Younger Dryas event 11,500 years ago when the Earth warmed 15 degrees in 1 or 2 years. As the temperature range predicted for the next 100 years (something the climate models have failed miserably to do for even 10 years) is -2 to +6 degrees with only one claimant (NASA) standing behind the latter. Koalas have survived vast changes multiple times in recent millenia. I don't think they are at risk of developing anything other than more or less fur. James,

Koalas survived the Younger Dryas event 11,500 years ago when the Earth warmed 15 degrees in 1 or 2 years.

As the temperature range predicted for the next 100 years (something the climate models have failed miserably to do for even 10 years) is -2 to +6 degrees with only one claimant (NASA) standing behind the latter.

Koalas have survived vast changes multiple times in recent millenia. I don’t think they are at risk of developing anything other than more or less fur.

]]> By: Dave http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/12/23/drying-climate-turned-possum-like-critter-into-the-strange-koala/#comment-14462 Dave Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:01:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=7989#comment-14462 it is quite amazing what genes can do when they undergo stress. Yes James, animals do have a short window to adapt and since evolution is a one strand at a time kind of thing, it takes a while. But Some animals will adapt in that alluded time. But this topic isn't about that... it is quite amazing what genes can do when they undergo stress. Yes James, animals do have a short window to adapt and since evolution is a one strand at a time kind of thing, it takes a while. But Some animals will adapt in that alluded time.

But this topic isn’t about that…

]]> By: james http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/12/23/drying-climate-turned-possum-like-critter-into-the-strange-koala/#comment-14461 james Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:43:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=7989#comment-14461 yeah but they had 5 -12 million years to do it in. todays animals may only have 100 years before the average temperature of the plant increases by 6 degrees. yeah but they had 5 -12 million years to do it in. todays animals may only have 100 years before the average temperature of the plant increases by 6 degrees.

]]> By: Angie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/12/23/drying-climate-turned-possum-like-critter-into-the-strange-koala/#comment-14460 Angie Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:16:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=7989#comment-14460 We (humans) are changing all the time... Isn´t the result of koala evolution adorable and sweet? *v* merry christmas We (humans) are changing all the time… Isn´t the result of koala evolution adorable and sweet? *v* merry christmas

]]> By: Christina Viering http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/12/23/drying-climate-turned-possum-like-critter-into-the-strange-koala/#comment-14459 Christina Viering Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:47:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=7989#comment-14459 It will be interesting to see how homosapiens evolve. It will be interesting to see how homosapiens evolve.

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