Wildfires in the American West have become increasingly frequent and intense since the 1980s, and the average wildfire season today is 78 days longer than it was thirty years ago. … Read more
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There’s Still Time to #ActOnClimate
We can no longer ignore the reality of climate change. Communities and ecosystems across the country are feeling the impacts of severe weather, flooding, droughts, wildfires, hotter summers, and wetter … Read more
Wildlife Has a Lot to Gain from this Year’s International Climate Negotiations
It’s that time of year again when diplomats and climate policy makers from almost 200 countries will congregate for the annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework … Read more
Climate Change is Having a Big Impact on Small Mammals
Climate change has arrived. The years of waiting and watching for the changes we were told to expect are over. We have seen drought, sea level rise, and melting glaciers. … Read more
Climate Change, Natural Disasters, & Mid-Atlantic Wildlife: A Story Map
Climate change-fueled natural disasters are challenging the recovery of at-risk species and making some populations more vulnerable to decline. In the Mid-Atlantic region, Hurricane Florence, an algal bloom in Virginia’s … Read more
Climate Change, Natural Disasters, & Rocky Mountain Wildlife: A Story Map
Climate change-fueled natural disasters are challenging the recovery of at-risk species and making some populations more vulnerable to decline. In the Rocky Mountain region, drought and wildfires in Arizona, Colorado, … Read more
Climate Change, Natural Disasters, & Northeast Wildlife: A Story Map
Climate change-fueled natural disasters are challenging the recovery of at-risk species and making some populations more vulnerable to decline. In the Northeast region of the U.S., the highly destructive Hurricane … Read more
Climate Change, Natural Disasters, & Wildlife in the South & Caribbean: A Story Map
Climate change-fueled natural disasters are challenging the recovery of at-risk species and making some populations more vulnerable to decline. In the South and Caribbean regions, major storms like Hurricanes Harvey, … Read more
Climate Change, Natural Disasters, & Great Lakes Wildlife: A Story Map
Climate change-fueled natural disasters are challenging the recovery of at-risk species and making some populations more vulnerable to decline. In the Great Lakes region, numerous harmful blue-green algal outbreaks each … Read more
20,000 Americans to Trump Administration: Protect Pronghorn from Methane Pollution
Methane is a climate-disrupting “super-pollutant” and a potent greenhouse gas. Under the Obama Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency set regulations to limit the amount of methane that was to be … Read more