Even Birds Can't Out-Fly Climate Change

Even birds can't outfly climate change

As rising global temperatures alter ecosystems worldwide, animal species usually have two choices: adapt to changing local conditions or flee to a cooler clime. Ecologists have long assumed that the world's bird species were best equipped to respond to the pressures of climate change simply because they have the option of flying to higher altitudes or towards global poles. But a new study finds that few bird species are able to escape the realit…

Even birds can't out-fly climate change

As rising global temperatures alter ecosystems worldwide, animal species usually have two choices: adapt to changing local conditions or flee to a cooler climate. Ecologists have long assumed that the world's bird species were best equipped to respond to the pressures of climate change simply because they have the option of flying to higher altitudes or toward global poles.

Even birds can’t out fly climate change

While birds are better able than most species to relocate in response to climate change, the environment is changing faster than they can fly, a new Yale study finds.