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What Goes Around Comes Around
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What Goes Around Comes Around

While North Americans contended with a blast of Arctic air, Europeans found themselves wondering where winter went.

Published Jan 10, 2014

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Temperatures Predict Bird Biodiversity
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Temperatures Predict Bird Biodiversity

Small birds prefer winter landscapes that have larger thermal differences, likely because they offer more opportunities to find refuge from the cold.

Published Jun 4, 2020

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Damage to Migratory Bird Habitat Following Hurricane Hugo
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Damage to Migratory Bird Habitat Following Hurricane Hugo

Damage to forests in the path of destructive Hurricane Hugo in 1989 appear in this disturbance map of South Carolina made from Landsat 5 satellite data.

Published Apr 1, 2010

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Climate Change May Shift or Shrink Penguin Habitat
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Climate Change May Shift or Shrink Penguin Habitat

Warmer temperatures along Antarctic coasts may open up some new habitat for Adélie penguin colonies while making other areas less hospitable.

Published Jul 13, 2016

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Extreme Heat for an Extreme Year
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Extreme Heat for an Extreme Year

In the summer of 2016, extreme heat waves gripped Siberia, the Middle East, and North America.

Published Aug 11, 2016

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Study Projects Troubles for 1700 Vertebrate Species
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Study Projects Troubles for 1700 Vertebrate Species

Researchers examined how human land use will affect species habitats around the world.

Published Jul 22, 2019

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