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Studies: Offshore Wind Power is Ready to Boom. Here’s What That Means for Wildlife
The Revelator: Offshore Wind Power is Ready to Boom. Here’s What That Means for Wildlife. Climate change threatens many marine species, but some climate solutions pose risks, too. Researchers say offshore wind needs continued study and better regulations.
A key part of the United States’ clean energy transition has started to take […]
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Protected habitat for imperiled spotted owls is slashed: “Trump’s latest parting gift to the timber industry”
CBS News: Protected habitat for imperiled spotted owls is slashed: “Trump’s latest parting gift to the timber industry“.
The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would slash millions of acres of protected habitat designated for the imperiled northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington state and Northern California. Much […]
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Studies: Insect populations suffering death by 1,000 cuts, say scientists
The Guardian: Insect populations suffering death by 1,000 cuts, say scientists. ‘Frightening’ global decline is ‘tearing apart tapestry of life’, with climate crisis a critical concern.
The 12 new studies are published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “Nature is under siege [and] most biologists agree […]
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Trump to Birds: Drop Dead
Audubon: Trump to Birds: Drop Dead. Just days before leaving office, the administration has finalized its three-year rush to gut the Migratory Bird Treaty Act—despite a court ruling that its position is against the law and will increase preventable bird deaths.
With two weeks left in office, on National Bird […]
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NYT Climate FWD: January 6, 2021
NYT Climate Fwd includes: Georgia Senate vote impact; building codes; trump repeal of bird protections; CIA; satellites and climate change.
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Yellowstone science forecasts climate change crunch for amphibians
Billings Gazette discusses Yellowstone science forecasts climate change crunch for amphibians.
Mention Yellowstone National Park and amphibians aren’t likely to leap to mind. Yet the frogs, toads and salamanders that live in the 3,500-square miles of protected landscape are indicators of the park’s health, as well as environmental changes.
There are […]
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Eagles Imperiled in Virginia
WVTF discusses Eagles Imperiled in Virginia.
40 years ago, bald eagles were endangered in this country due to lost habitat, illegal shooting and contamination of their food. Today, the national bird has made a comeback with more than 10,000 breeding pairs in the lower 48 states.
But here in Virginia, experts […]
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Report: The world’s largest iceberg is headed for South Georgia Island—and its wildlife
National Geographic discusses The world’s largest iceberg is headed for South Georgia Island—and its wildlife. Scientists worry the iceberg could be a “taste of things to come” as Antarctica begins to warm.
THE LARGEST ICEBERG on Earth is threatening to come to a halt soon in a pristine Antarctic wildlife sanctuary […]
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The Daily Climate, December 18, 2020
The Daily Climate discusses: Native American art; First Native American Interior Secretary; John Kerry; NC environmental chief to lead EPA; Iceberg heading towards island; preventing wildfires; winter storms and climate change; coral versus climate; report on cost of climate change; Biden picks.
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