Climate Crisis: Vulnerable Birds in New York County

From the Audubon Society:

“Highly and moderately vulnerable birds may lose more than half of their current range—the geographic area where they live—as they are forced to search for suitable habitat and climate conditions elsewhere.”

Audubon maps out highly 8 highly vulnerable species (along with 23 moderately 24 vulnerability, 61 low vulnerability and stable species) at + 3.0 C:

Two of the highly vulnerable species at +3.0 C:

 

The interactive website shows bird loss in the NYC area at different temperatures. Scientists:

“Scientists agree that we should take immediate action to hold warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius or else face increasingly dire consequences. If we do nothing, 1.5 degrees is imminent, 2 degrees could happen as soon as 2050, and 3 degrees could occur by 2080.”

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