Survive Your Very Own Emergency With Nature’s Warnings

Published on February 10, 2019 By Jason Albert

Ecosystem Canaries Warn Us About Our World

Once upon a time, coal miners used canaries to check for poisonous gasses underground. Today, it looks as though scientists are using ‘ecosystem camaries’ to check the overall health of our ecosystem. While technically not canaries, they can provide tons of information.

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University of Southampton

Scientists hope to identify ‘ecosystem canaries’ animals capable of telling us about our planet – in a hope to learn more about it. We could learn volumes about temperature, rainfall, humidity, and other factors.