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‘Global warming’ could cause humans to develop webbed feet, cat’s eyes and gills
Climate Depot ^ | Marc Morano | January 13, 2016

Posted on 01/13/2016 6:32:21 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski

Humans may evolve bizarre features such as webbed feet and eyes like cats in response to changing environments, a scientist claims today. Experts calculated how our physical appearance could change under a number of scenarios, including a ‘water world’ if melting ice caps cause rising sea levels. They also considered what would happen in a second ice age which could be triggered by an asteroid strike, and if humans colonised other planets. Experts calculated how our physical appearance could change under a number of scenarios, including a ‘water world’ if melting ice caps cause rising sea levels. They also considered what would happen in a second ice age. These artist’s impressions show how women may evolve to develop webbed feet and hands and cat’s eyes

Experts calculated how our physical appearance could change under a number of scenarios, including a ‘water world’ if melting ice caps cause rising sea levels. They also considered what would happen in a second ice age. These artist’s impressions show how women may evolve to develop webbed feet and hands and cat’s eyes. Dr Matthew Skinner, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Kent, examined the three scenarios and worked with artist Quentin Devine to help visualise how humans could look in the future.

Dr Skinner said some changes – such as webbed feet and hands becoming widespread – could take place very quickly as some humans already have a genetic mutation that produces webbing...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: anthropogenic; global; gorebullwarming; warming
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To: Jan_Sobieski
At a news conference last week in Brussels, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of U.N.'s Framework Convention on Climate Change, admitted that the goal of environmental activists is not to save the world from ecological calamity but to destroy capitalism.
41 posted on 01/13/2016 9:06:04 AM PST by yoe
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To: yoe

Wow! Good stuff! Do you have a link!


42 posted on 01/13/2016 9:24:18 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper be da men, for Waterworld.

Surfing and sailing everyday. Tuna fishing for dinner.

What lives. Everywhere be like Hawaii.

(But walking on land with those permanent flippers is a bitch)


43 posted on 01/13/2016 9:32:50 AM PST by truth_seeker
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To: going hot

According to the Independent (UK):

IVF: First genetically-modified human embryos ‘could be created in Britain within weeks’

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/ivf-first-genetically-modified-human-embryos-could-be-created-in-britain-within-weeks-a6810506.html


44 posted on 01/13/2016 11:37:42 AM PST by BeauBo
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(Bolivian Climate delegation)

(U.N. Official Reveals Real Reason Behind Warming Scare)

Read More At Investor's Business Daily: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/021015-738779-climate-change-scare-tool-to-destroy-capitalism.htm#ixzz3xCnBCe1e Follow us: @IBDinvestors on Twitter | InvestorsBusinessDaily on Facebook

45 posted on 01/14/2016 12:25:53 AM PST by yoe
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