keep thinking about my student last year from asheville who read that investors were buying up property there in expectation of it becoming a climate migration destination and she wrote her final paper about how that doesn't seem quite right given its flood risk history and maps like this one
Natural hazards exacerbated by climate change pose serious risks to property markets in the United States. Ignoring these risks could create instability in housing values. This research shows the magn...
Seattle was supposed to be a climate refuge, too - then we got walloped by smoke, then the heat dome. The sooner we let go of the illusion of escape the sooner we can get serious about the solidarity needed to lower emissions and prepare our communities.
Painful irony w/Helene's colossal damage in Asheville: the city recently placed #3 on a list of US cities most likely to experience "climate migration". Asheville summers are cool by Southeastern standards, and annual avg precip (~36") is low for the region. www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...
Migration due to climate change may land Asheville a lot of new residents in coming years according to a sustainable real estate expert.
It's that time of year! Fall and winter holiday decor can enhance the festivities for humans, but they can be dangerous for birds and other wildlife. Visit The Chicago Birder blog for information on keeping birds safe during the spooky and holiday seasons. www.chicagobirder.org/blog/2023/10...
Decorating for the holidays is fun for us but can be dangerous for birds. Kelly Bednara shares tips from Willowbrook Wildlife Center for getting festive in a way that is safe for wildlife.
If you’re in the US, submit an order for another set of four free at-home COVID tests (per residential household, which sucks, but it is better than nothing). #MedSky#PublicHealthspecial.usps.com/testkits
Ok folks there’s a massive storm and flooding so regular reminder, if at all possible and you can avoid it, DO NOT PUT YOUR BODY IN FLOOD WATER. Including these below there can also be open manholes that you can’t see and downed power lines. The water is going to pick up everything it touches.
"There is something so magical about witnessing the daily lives of birds, and I hope that [...] long-term monitoring projects will keep that from fading." #ornithologyhttps://wilsonsociety.org/2024/09/17/guest-post-how-point-counts-helped-me-get-to-know-my-feathered-neighbors/
Our study on the genetic architecture of a sexual mimicry polymorphism, led by graduate student Tris Dodge, is now out at Current Biology! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...bsky.app/profile/moll...
How phenotypic diversity originates and persists within populations are classic puzzles in evolutionary biology. While balanced polymorphisms segregat…
Purple is just fascinating. Here's a short piece I wrote about why it's also perceptually special. Of course, I also mentioned Prince.
Princeton Insights reviews new research on the perception of colors (like purple) in hummingbirds.
The demand for COVID tests is so huge, it’s crashing government websites.
High demand for free COVID-19 tests appears to have crashed the government's website for some users on Monday.