Climate

Bird Jobs of the Future and Other Avian-Inspired Stories From the Year 2100
October 10, 2019 — In Audubon’s first foray into climate fiction, or cli-fi, we asked writers of compelling—and sometimes strange—fiction to imagine what climate chaos will bring for birds and people. From there, they created these tales of the somewhat familiar future.
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Five Climate-Threatened Birds and How You Can Help Them
October 10, 2019 — Audubon's newest climate report projects the future ranges for more than 604 North American species.
Carbon Pricing Bill Presents Critical Opportunity for Progress
September 26, 2019 — Revised Market Choice Act is a strong, bipartisan step forward to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Energy Storage Legislation is Imperative for Us, and Our Birds
September 20, 2019 — A slate of bipartisan bills proposed in Congress could go a long way to support energy storage research and development.
Alaska’s Big Fire Seasons Are a ‘New Normal’ and Reshaping the Landscape
August 23, 2019 — After wildfires, grasslands and deciduous woodlands are replacing evergreen boreal forest and transforming the state's terrain and ecology.
Landmark New York State Climate Bill Signed Into Law
July 31, 2019 — The sweeping climate legislation sets the target of creating a net-zero carbon economy in the state by 2050.
The Female Scientist Who Discovered the Basics of Climate Science—and Was Forgotten By History
July 17, 2019 — Celebrate Eunice Foote’s 200th birthday by learning how she predicted the effect of greenhouse gases before the man who gets the credit.
As the Rockies Melt, This Rare Nesting Bird Will Have Nowhere to Go
July 12, 2019 — In Wyoming, the Black Rosy-Finch, one of the continent’s least-known, least-accessible birds, may prove a bellwether for a retreating alpine ecosystem—if an intrepid scientist can track its numbers.
Grazing Like It’s 1799: How Ranchers Can Bring Back Grassland Birds
July 10, 2019 — A new ranching generation is taking cues from historical bison herds to help prairies, wildlife, and their businesses survive the next century.
Thanks To Climate Change, Canada Jays May Eat Freezer-Burned Food All Winter
May 15, 2019 — The birds' critical food stores, saved up each autumn for lean times later, risk going bad as global temperatures warm.