Forget snowbirds. These sunbirds are flocking north. » Yale Climate Connections

For over 50 years, Florida and other sunny Southern states have experienced a migration pattern: the influx of the snowbird, a not-so-rare breed of Northern-state dwellers seeking to escape winter by flocking south to join their sunbird counterparts. But now a reverse trend is taking shape: Some sunbirds are moving out, spurred by the escalating impacts of climate change. New...

Supreme Court railway case could redefine environmental impact reviews

A Supreme Court case over a proposed Utah railway may alter how federal agencies assess environmental impacts, potentially affecting projects nationwide.Wyatt Myskow reports for...

Atlantic circulation collapse? New clues on the fate of a crucial conveyor belt » Yale Climate Connections

Among the many reasons why we ought to cut climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions as quickly and sharply as possible, the weakening of a system...

Interior To Auction 400,000 Acres In ANWR To Meet Federal Leasing Requirement

The Department of the Interior said it would hold an oil and gas auction for 400,000 acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)...

Toxic water linked to Botswana elephant deaths in 2020

More than 350 elephants in Botswana likely died from drinking water contaminated with toxic blue-green algae blooms during a 2020 die-off event.Phoebe Weston reports for The Guardian.In short:Researchers concluded elephants in Botswana’s Okavango delta died from cyanobacteria in waterholes, linked to harmful algal blooms intensified by climate change.The die-off was the largest of its kind with an unknown cause...

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