Comments on: Is animal extinction considered a natural disaster or a disaster of any kind? http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm Everything You Want To Know About Earthquakes Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Animal Annie http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm/comment-page-1#comment-13503 Animal Annie Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:14:10 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm#comment-13503 I wouldn't call it a disaster. It's the nature of evolution for some species to become extinct and others to arise to take over their niches. If animals before us hadn't become extinct, human beings wouldn't be able to exist. I suppose it would be a disaster for the animals that became extinct, and for the animals that eat them. I wouldn’t call it a disaster. It’s the nature of evolution for some species to become extinct and others to arise to take over their niches.

If animals before us hadn’t become extinct, human beings wouldn’t be able to exist.

I suppose it would be a disaster for the animals that became extinct, and for the animals that eat them.

]]> By: tummy acher http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm/comment-page-1#comment-13438 tummy acher Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:12:38 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm#comment-13438 natural disasters can cause extinction but i dont think an extinction is considered a natural disaster. it is sad and tragic though :( natural disasters can cause extinction but i dont think an extinction is considered a natural disaster. it is sad and tragic though :(

]]> By: Bubba http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm/comment-page-1#comment-13439 Bubba Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:12:38 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm#comment-13439 its completely normal for 1-4 species to go extinct a year naturally. not a disaster. currently thousands of species are going extinct per year, and it is not a natural disaster, it is a disaster. period. its completely normal for 1-4 species to go extinct a year naturally. not a disaster.

currently thousands of species are going extinct per year, and it is not a natural disaster, it is a disaster. period.

]]> By: xLA NENA . http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm/comment-page-1#comment-13440 xLA NENA . Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:12:38 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm#comment-13440 it is a disaster but if it's ever considered a natural disaster it is rare in the common era because usually humans are the direct or indirect cause of animal extinction, whether overhunting or destroying their habitat. It is very much a disaster becuase ecosystems are balanced equations. when one thing is taken away, the fragile pyramid collapses and EVERYTHING in the ecosystem is affected in one way or another. it is a disaster but if it’s ever considered a natural disaster it is rare in the common era because usually humans are the direct or indirect cause of animal extinction, whether overhunting or destroying their habitat. It is very much a disaster becuase ecosystems are balanced equations. when one thing is taken away, the fragile pyramid collapses and EVERYTHING in the ecosystem is affected in one way or another.

]]> By: Memieko http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm/comment-page-1#comment-13441 Memieko Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:12:38 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/is-animal-extinction-considered-a-natural-disaster-or-a-disaster-of-any-kind.htm#comment-13441 Well, it wouldn't be considered a natural disaster since natural disasters are only labeled if they cause an effect and extinction doesn't cause anything it's just the name of a natural event. It would be better to call extinction a part of evolution because as a species dies it means it couldn't evolve fast enough with it's environment, but it creates a chance for another species to gain strength. That may sound cruel, but it's true. (i.e. Polar Bears are going extinct because they can't evolve fast enough to be used to the warm weather and less ice.) It's not really evolution, but it is a part of evolution. Well, it wouldn’t be considered a natural disaster since natural disasters are only labeled if they cause an effect and extinction doesn’t cause anything it’s just the name of a natural event. It would be better to call extinction a part of evolution because as a species dies it means it couldn’t evolve fast enough with it’s environment, but it creates a chance for another species to gain strength. That may sound cruel, but it’s true. (i.e. Polar Bears are going extinct because they can’t evolve fast enough to be used to the warm weather and less ice.) It’s not really evolution, but it is a part of evolution.

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