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Afro-Siberian red knots migrate from the Arctic to winter in Africa, where they recover from the arduous journey. But warming in Siberia is causing physical changes in the birds that hinder their ability to feed, and scientists fear the subspecies is headed for extinction.
Hunter Santana's insight:
This article discusses the effects of rising global temperatures has on migratory birds. It focuses on the Afro-Siberian Red Knot bird that migrate between the Arctic and Africa.
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New research shows that three major 'switches' affecting wildfire -- fuel, aridity, and ignition -- were either flipped on and/or kept on longer than expected last year, triggering one of the largest and costliest US wildfire seasons in recent decades.
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The El Niño and La Niña weather systems are well known. But what are El Tio and La Tia? And what could they potentially do to warm the planet?
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) explained in an easy to understand manner and relative to El Nino (ENSO).
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While the East looks like a scene from Disney's "Frozen," California is in the midst of its warmest winter for at least 120 years.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
It has been pretty warm here
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A new study links the buildup of greenhouse gas emissions to more frequent heat waves, floods and droughts in the Northern Hemisphere.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Read the full Science Daily article here
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This is my brief introduction to issues in the American southwest. Our Boy Scout Troop is preparing for a trip down the Green River through Canyonland
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A warming world is bad news for Earth’s ice sheets, but a new study suggests the outlook could be even worse for coastal cities around the world. Via NERC press office
Casey Lysdale's insight:
Change of five-degree celsius is linked to a two-meter rise in sea level. These impacts are not uniform along coastlines. The rising sea would displace millions and cost billions.
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