As the climate changes, animals that can only survive in certain temperature ranges are being forced to relocate or perish. Pikas – small, arguably adorable mountain mammals that look like a cross between a rabbit and a ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2018
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A new study suggests that many of the state's birds are adapting to rising temperatures by breeding earlier than they did a century ago.
Ecology
Nov 13, 2017
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Warming temperatures are prompting some tree species in the Rocky Mountains to "migrate" to higher elevations in order to survive.
Ecology
May 8, 2017
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The polar vortex of 2013 and 2014 brought the coldest winter many parts of the Midwest had experienced in decades. In Dane County, Wisconsin, it was the coldest it had been in 35 years.
Environment
Feb 7, 2017
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People commonly perceive mountain ranges as jumbles of pyramid-shaped masses that steadily narrow as they slope upward.
Environment
May 18, 2015
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Freshwater runoff from the Sierra Nevada may decrease by as much as one-quarter by 2100 due to climate warming on the high slopes, according to scientists at UC Irvine and UC Merced.
Environment
Sep 1, 2014
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(Phys.org) —The first field investigations of the effect of terrain elevation changes on tornado path, vortex, strength and damage have yielded valuable information that could help prevent the loss of human life and damage ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2013
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(Phys.org) —What happened the last time a vegetated Earth shifted from an extremely cold climate to desert-like conditions? And what does it tell us about climate change today?
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2013
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Tropical birds are moving to higher elevations because of climate change, but they may not be moving fast enough, according to a new study by Duke University researchers.
Ecology
Dec 8, 2011
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New research by scientists in the Department of Biology at the University of York shows that species have responded to climate change up to three times faster than previously appreciated. These results are published in the ...
Ecology
Aug 18, 2011
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