Saturday, August 04, 2012

Unsettled science: World's cattle probably not unanimous on whether CO2 is overheating the planet

Climate change is real − just ask my cows
When I’d turned my cows into their new pasture last year, they kicked up their heels and frolicked like calves. So much fresh grass! Last week, they tore down a low-hanging limb from the persimmon tree they rest under most afternoons. They herded in and stripped the leathery leaves within an hour, the first green thing they’d eaten in weeks.
2010:  Frozen Cattle Crisis In Harsh Mongolia Winter
Up to 20 million farm animals may die in Mongolia before spring as the fiercest winter in living memory grips the country, International Aid Agencies are being warned.

Half the entire country's livestock could be wiped out, local experts told the Red Cross.

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