THE FIRST VICTIM CLUB, as collated by Tim Blair:

It’s an old-fashioned possum roast:

A 1°C rise in temperature could spell doom for a rare Australian possum within a decade, potentially making the tiny, long-tailed marsupial the continent’s first victim of climate change, researchers said.

If a mere 1°C rise is enough to wipe you out, then maybe you aren’t doing evolution right. The good news for our marsupial mate is that he joins the exclusive First Victim Club (an elite version of the previously covered First Casualty League). Let’s meet some of the other members …

Heh. It’s The Final Countdown, Animal Planet-style.