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A Desert Sun analysis of national climate data from more than 30 weather stations across the Southwest, in places from Palm Springs to Tucson, found that average monthly temperatures were 1.7 ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Sonoran desert is home to many different animals and some of them are only found here in this desert. With temperatures expected to warm for at least another 50 years ...
Desert mammals survive climate change underground. For birds, ... hand-drawn sketches and maps to chronicle the status of plants and animals that his team cataloged in the early 1900s.
Climate crisis: Burrowing animals surviving better than birds in overheating deserts, study reveals. As if living in a desert wasn't difficult enough, global warming is turning the heat up to ...
In the Mojave Desert, small mammals are weathering the hotter conditions triggered by climate change much better than birds, finds a new study. Using computer models, the study team showed that ...
PALM SPRINGS — Carrying notebooks and GPS devices, researchers walked through the desert of Joshua Tree National Park conducting a scientific survey, methodically scanning the ground for lizards ...
The same climate changes known to be reshaping mountain ecosystems in places like the Alps and Yosemite also are driving alarming new patterns in the Sonoran Desert near Palm Springs, according to ...
In the Mojave Desert, many types of birds have become less common over the past century. Scientists think climate change is to blame.
More than one way for animals to survive climate change Date: May 6, 2021 Source: University of New Hampshire Summary: Researchers found that to live in hotter more desert-like surroundings, and ...
With warm winters and less water, many across California are feeling the effects of climate change and a lingering drought. One group in particular may… Drought: Desert-dwelling animals face an ...
Climate change is ravaging Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, warn scientists. What can be done? From wetlands to badlands, plants and wildlife in eastern San Diego County are struggling to survive.
At the Phoenix Zoo and the Desert Botanical Garden, complex operations to keep animals and plants safe from climate change may help life in the wild.