2 current events

Australian wildfires death toll rises to 200

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/australia.bushfire/index.html
These forest fires are threatening some of the water supply. Because some of the fires are burning some major reservoirs that hold billions of liters of water.As the amount of forest fire keep rising the amount of death had also raised.The fires have destroyed more than 1,800 homes and displaced about 7,000 people.

SPECIES PROTECTIONS RESTORED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
http://web1.audubon.org/news/pressRelease.php?id=1360
Because of global warming and habitat destruction more and more animals are on the brink of destruction. And then Obama said he was going to help restore it.