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Climate change clobbers Colorado and the West, unfurling fire, drought, insects and heat
This article discusses how the West will be affected by climate change – it will not be good. As U.S. government steps out, Colorado scientists and Gov.-elect Jared Polis aim to aid adaptation scramble.
Fires burn more frequently and uncontrollably, ravaging the West’s pines, firs and spruces, destroying lives and buildings.
Multiplying […]
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The Insect Apocalypse Is Here
This article discusses the impact climate change is having on insects. What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth?
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Habitat loss threatens all our futures, world leaders warned
This article discusses habitat loss threatens all our futures, world leaders warned. Biodiversity experts say mass extinction of wildlife is as big a danger as climate change.
As a UN conference convenes to work out a new deal for protecting the planet’s biodiversity, the focus falls on the nations that […]
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Mass Audubon Opinion: Birds And People Could Reap Benefits Of Offshore Wind
This article discusses wind farms and birds, and how they can, and do, live together.
President Donald trump recently criticized “windmills” as a source of energy, claiming, “They kill so many birds. You look underneath some of those windmills, it’s like a killing field.” All this while he attempts to […]
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Beavers: Humanity’s natural ally in combating climate change? Yes!
This article discusses how beavers can help us combat climate change. This industrious rodent could help in efforts to combat climate change … if we don’t kill them first.
For her part, Guzzi says she was inspired by the ordeal to launch a nonprofit organization, the Sierra Wildlife Coalition, […]
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Study: Climate Change May Practically Sterilize Male Insects
This article discusses how Climate Change May Practically Sterilize Male Insects. Male reproductive damage under heat wave conditions could be contributing to biodiversity declines in the Anthropocene.
Climate change could reduce fertility rates in male insects by at least half, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications. This is […]
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Study: Escalator to Extinction: Can Mountain Species Adapt to Climate Change?
This article discusses whether mountain species can adapt to climate change? A recent study showed that birds in the Andes were heading uphill to keep pace with warming temperatures and would soon run out of room. It’s the latest example of how species are on the move as they […]
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Study: Shorebird egg theft is becoming a big problem in the Arctic. And climate change is behind it.
This article discusses how shorebird egg theft is becoming a big problem in the Arctic. And climate change is behind it.
The daily rate of eggs stolen from shorebirds’ nests in the Arctic is three times higher than it was 70 years ago. The trouble, which coincides with warming temperatures, […]
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RATPOCALYPSE: CLIMATE CHANGE COULD MEAN AN IMMINENT RAT POPULATION EXPLOSION, SCIENTISTS SAY
This article discusses how climate change could drastically increase the number of rats in cities.
Scientists are warning that rising temperatures caused by climate change will turn cities worldwide into ideal rat breeding grounds.
Several U.S. cities including New York, Chicago, and Boston pump millions of dollars each year into their respective […]
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Global warming is bringing new diseases to Arctic wildlife
This article discusses how warming is bringing new diseases to Arctic wildlife? Rapid warming and vanishing sea ice in the Arctic has enabled new species, from humpback whales to white-tailed deer, to spread northward. Scientists are increasingly concerned that some of these new arrivals may be bringing dangerous pathogens […]
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