Can These Seabirds Adapt Fast Enough to Survive a Melting Arctic?
December 12, 2017 —
On a remote Alaskan sandbar, under the watchful eye of a devoted scientist for more than four decades, climate change is forcing a colony of seabirds into a real-time race: evolve or go extinct.
Are Birds Nesting Earlier So Their Chicks Don’t Overheat?
November 15, 2017 —
A naturalist's 100-year-old field notes show that California birds now nest a week earlier to stay cool and compensate for global warming.
Climate Change Has Whooping Cranes Starting Their Spring Migration Earlier
October 04, 2017 —
Warmer temperatures mean Whooping Cranes migrate north earlier, and south later, between the Gulf Coast and Canadian breeding grounds.
The Ambitious Plan to Save Chesapeake Bay’s Shrinking Saltmarshes
September 26, 2017 —
The marshes are falling apart. Hope for them—and for the birds and people that call them home—comes with mud, grass, grit, and optimism.
Without Federal Help, Local Efforts Add Up in the Climate Fight
September 21, 2017 —
According to two reports, states, cities, and businesses are on track to meet half the U.S. pledge to reduce carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement.
September 21, 2017 —
Dennis Ojima helps Great Plains ranchers adapt to the local impacts of climate change—namely, drought. But if Trump's budget goes through, funding for the nation’s climate science centers would also dry up.