Triaging the Train Wreck of Climate Change

Biologist Brian Helmuth has observed firsthand the devastation wrought by climate change, but he's also seen how ecological forecasting can prepare us.

Like many scientists, I didn't start out studying climate change; it more or less became a fact of life when the organisms I was studying started to die...I have been fortunate to travel to many sites around the globe, ranging from the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean to the crashing surf along the Pacific coast of North America, and what I see matches the observations made by what now is an army of scientists: The Earth's flora and fauna are changing ... Full Story »

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by J Sinclaire - Sep. 9, 2009

This piece was written by a biologist, so there is a definite point of view. However, it's a view based on science and also his own observations. He discusses the changes he's seen throughout the world, and what we need to do to ease the impact of climate change on various organisms.

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