All Articles Tagged As: climate change

1/3 of reef-building corals face extinction (7/13/2008)

Climate change and human-induced destruction cited as causes ...> Full Article

Penguins setting off sirens over health of world's oceans (7/2/2008)

Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, penguins are sounding the alarm for potentially catastrophic changes in the world's oceans, and the culprit isn't only climate change ...> Full Article

Birds Migrate Earlier, But Some May Be Left Behind As The Climate Warms Rapidly (6/27/2008)

Many birds are arriving earlier each spring as temperatures warm along the East Coast of the United States. However, the farther those birds journey, the less likely they are to keep pace with the rapidly changing climate. ...> Full Article

Recipe for energy saving unravelled in migratory birds (5/15/2008)

Pointed wings together with carrying less weight per wing area and avoidance of high winds and atmospheric turbulence save a bird loads of energy during migration. This has been shown for the first time in free-flying wild birds. ...> Full Article

Greenhouse Ocean May Downsize Fish (1/23/2008)

By 2100, warmer oceans with more carbon dioxide may no longer sustain one of the world's most productive fisheries ...> Full Article