As our research began to expand on the evidence found the 21st century, we found common threads that led our team to believe that it came from the chaparral biome.  In the chaparral biome, the climate is often hot and dry and has many different types of terrain: rocky hills, mountains, and flat plains. The chaparral biome is found in areas such as the west coast of the United States, he west coast of South America, the Cape Town area of South Africa, the western tip of Australia, and the coastal areas of the Mediterranean, but we believe that our evidence comes from California, Oregon, and Washington. A small yellow flower with a small stem led us to believe that it was the poppy seed plant commonly found in the California region. Our enlightening research is not yet completed because we are in need of funding to continue our research. The generosity ou the Galactic Science Foundation has been greatly appreciated, and we hope to bring back more hard evidence to solve this mystery. 

Sincerely, 

The IWS Research Team

Many studies have pointed out that the rates of extinction of animal and plant species, and the temperature changes around the world since the industrial revolution, have been significantly different to normal expectations.

An analysis of population trends, climate change, increasing pollution and emerging diseases found that 40 percent of deaths in the world could be attributed to environmental factors.

Jaan Suurkula, M.D. and chairman of Physicians and Scientists for Responsible Application of Science and Technology (PSRAST), paints a dire picture, but notes that he is only citing observations and conclusions from established experts and institutions. Those observations and conclusions note that global warming will lead to the following situations, amongst others:

Climate Changes. (2016). Retrieved October 26, 2016, from https://www.coastal.ca.gov/climate/climatechange.html
Human activity is contributing to global climate change, which will have increasingly significant impacts on California and its coastal environments and communities. The Coastal Act mandates the California Coastal Commission to "protect, conserve, restore, and enhance" the state's coastal resources. As a result, the Commission must consider climate change, including global warming and potential sea level rise, through its planning, regulatory, and educational activities, and work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the detrimental impacts of global warming on the California coast.Two additional pieces of California's legislation inform the Commission's response to climate change. In 2006, the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32, Pavley/Nunez) established a ground-breaking, comprehensive program of regulatory and market mechanisms to achieve quantifiable, cost-effective reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. Subsequently, the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008 (SB 375, Steinberg) further directed coordination of transportation and land use planning with the goal of promoting sustainable communities. Although the Air Resources Board is the primary agency responsible for monitoring and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the Coastal Commission is invested in helping meet the state's goals. The Commission reviews coastal development projects on a case-by-case basis in an effort to reduce emissions and prepare for potential impacts. The Commission's staff meets regularly to investigate and discuss climate change issues and planning related to topics including green building, local governments and local coastal programs (LCPs), smart growth, public education and information, interagency coordination, adaptation to climate change impacts, carbon footprint scoring systems, carbon offsets, cap and trade, and carbon sequestration.Shah, A. (2016). Climate Change and Global Warming. Retrieved October 10, 2016, from http://www.globalissues.org/article/233/climate-change-and-global-warming-introduction