Photo credit: Dru Bloomfield – At Home in Scottsdale Two UW-Extension wildlife specialists spotlight several Wisconsin species impacted by warmer and wetter weather. Then we talk to the author of a book about how a trail project united a small community. Featured in this Episode Wildlife update: Animals respond […] Click here to view original […]

A red-tailed hawk flies over the historic Mojave Road in San Bernardino County’s Mojave National Preserve. Good morning. It’s Monday, Aug. 5 . Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Climate scientists hope a new mapping tool could help drive the point home. The Golden State’s […] Click here to view original

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Flooding tides. Soaring temperatures. Even species disappearing, like a rare cactus declared in July forever "extirpated" from the Florida Keys. Many troubling signs of climate change in South Florida are visible—but one that affects a growing number of people is not. It’s called climate anxiety […] Click here to view original

A computer screen shows news on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Editor’s note: The following is a piece of opinion and analysis. The whistling wasn’t like anything I’d ever heard before. It spun out of the high grass around us like hypersonic insects — or fizzing bottle rockets. […] Click here to view original

Tropical forest Recent research led by Brown University scientists underscores the potentially catastrophic impact of Climate change on tropical plant species, particularly in mountainous regions. This study, detailed in Nature Communications , highlights how even slight climatic shifts could precipitate significant biodiversity losses in these vital ecosystems. The research […] Click here to view original

La version française suivra. A McGill-led study suggests that Earth’s natural forces could substantially reduce Antarctica’s impact on rising sea levels, but only if carbon emissions are swiftly reduced in the coming decades. By the same token, if emissions continue on the current trajectory, Antarctic ice loss could lead […] Click here to view original