Seabird crisis deepens as El Niño threatens California coast
#ElNi #SeabirdCrisisScientists fear El Niño will worsen California’s seabird crisis as a prolonged marine heat wave causes mass starvation, with record ocean temperatures pushing fish farther offshore, endangering pelicans and other species. ño read more
#ClimateChange #SeabirdCrisis
Thousands of dead puffins and shags are washing up on European beaches due to severe winter storms linked to climate change. The birds, starving and exhausted, represent a mass mortality event threatening already vulnerable seabird populations. read more