Half of North American bird species threatened by climate change

LA Times ^ | September 8, 2014 | Louis Sahagun

[Zakeet]

Half of all bird species in North America — including the bald eagle — are at risk of severe population decline by 2080 if the swift pace of global warming continues, the National Audubon Society concluded in a study released Monday.

"The scale of the disruption we're projecting is a real punch in the gut," said Gary Langham, chief Audubon scientist.

Langham led an Audubon study that examined more than 500 bird species and determined that more than 300 in Canada and the United States face large climate shifts that could reduce their habitat by half or more by 2080.

[Zakeet]

... and some of you Freepers still say it's not for real!

[chris37]

LOL, oh well, the other half will pick up their slack.

[Da Coyote]

Ain’t buying it no mo, LAT.

Shove it up your collective uneducated lib arts Obamaholes.

[o-n-money]

How are those turbines working out?

[al_c]

Puh-leeze! This alarmists will stop at nothing, will they?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Over 99% of the species that ever existed are extinct.

I guess evolution is only good when it fits your narrative.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Which calls for a human sacrifice, of course.

[scooby321]

The Wind Mills will take care of the Bald Eagles

[reg45]

And the rest of the bird species are being chopped up by windmills or incinerated by solar farms.

[Petrosius]

What climate change? It has not warmed in nearly 20 years!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Good. The Bald Eagle is a symbol of US imperialism, hegemony and just plain bullying.

</sarcasm>

[BlueStateRightist]

Thank you to the LA Times. I personally feel responsible for this. I will never live down the guilt. I will be certain that my children will share in my guilt, too.

[PistolPaknMama]

Climate change, but not wind farms or acres and acres of mirrors.

[Raycpa]

Its not like the birds can fly further north. This is serious.

[elpadre]

this was valid scientific research??

I think not!

[brownsfan]

I am an endangered species. By the year 2080, my population will drop to zero. That’s my concern.

[Scoutmaster]

As I think about it, I'm at risk of serious population decline by 2080.

Darn you global cooling warming climate change!

[shaking fist at air]

[Blood of Tyrants]

No, they will not. I read an article a couple of years ago about how the increase in CO2 would make poison ivy grow quicker to try to scare people. The article failed to mention that ALL plants grow quicker when CO2 is increased.

[FrankR]

That’s what they said about the polar bears, and they’re thriving. The birds can always fly/migrate to a more suitable climate, that is, if the wind turbines and solar panels don’t get them first.

[Blood of Tyrants]

See? No change in climate is proof of globull warming! /sarc