Life cycles for birds, insects and trees are shifting in this current era of a rapidly changing climate. How migration patterns, in particular, are changing and whether birds can track climate change is an open question.
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Tiny Shells Reveal Waters Off California Acidifying Twice as Fast as the Global Ocean
In first-of-its-kind research, NOAA scientists and academic partners used 100 years of microscopic shells to show that the coastal waters off California are acidifying twice as fast as the global ocean average — with the seafood supply in the crosshairs.
Salmon Lose Diversity in Managed Rivers, Reducing Resilience to Environmental Change
Natural resilience is more important than ever in the face of unprecedented climate change.
Warming Climate Will Impact Dead Zones in Chesapeake Bay
Large increases in summer hypoxic and anoxic volumes are projected for the mid‐21st century.
Long, Tall Shadows
Anvil clouds and towering thunderheads stood tall over northeastern Brazil.
CryoSat Maps Ice Shelf on the Move
It is now almost 10 years since ESA’s CryoSat was launched. Throughout its decade in orbit, this novel satellite, which carries a radar altimeter to measure changes in the height of the world’s ice, has returned a wealth of information about how ice sheets, sea ice and glaciers are responding to climate change.