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Lake Washington sockeye salmon hit record low – “In a generation, we have...
Return rates for Cedar River Sockeye salmon, 2014-2020. In 2020, the number of returning salmon declined to a record low. Data: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Graphic: Mark Nowlin / The...
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The American bumblebee has vanished from eight states – Bee population has...
A bumblebee in flight approaches a flower. Photo: Michael Durham / Minden Pictures / Getty Images By Elizabeth Gamillo 6 October 2021 (Smithsonian) – The American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus)—once...
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In East Siberia, extreme wildfires are on the rise – “A shift in forest...
In the summer months, forest fires cover large parts of the Republic of Sakha with dense smoke. Image from an expedition cruise in August 2021, during which sediments from numerous lakes were sampled....
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At least one-third of Earth’s trees face extinction – Scientists issue...
The conservation status of the world’s 58,497 tree species in 2022. Graphic: BGCI LONDON, 1 September 2022 (BGCI) – Today a new paper by leading scientists and the Botanic Gardens Conservation...
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An intense marine heat wave is setting ocean temperature records in the North...
Sea surface temperature anomaly for the Atlantic Ocean, 5 August 2022. Graphic: Scott Duncan By Denise Chow 7 September 2022 (NBC News) – It’s not just land seeing record heat waves. Ocean waters in...
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The collapse of insects – “They’re the fabric tethering together every...
Number of Western Monarch butterflies (left) and butterfly surveys (right), 1997-2021. In the western United States, the number of individual butterflies has been steadily decreasing over the past...
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Termites in Australia are hungry and marching as the climate heats up – “It’s...
In less than three years, giant northern termites have destroyed the Galaxy Auditorium restaurant in Australia’s Northern Territory. Photo: Frances Vinall / The Washington Post By Frances Vinall 1...
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Ocean plastic pollution reaches “unprecedented” levels – The Great Pacific...
Coastal anemones found side-by-side with pelagic (open ocean) gooseneck barnacles and pelagic bryozoans on a derelict fish crate recovered from the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Photo: Linsey Haram...
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Canadian lake sediments reveal start of Earth’s Anthropocene epoch –...
Correlation of significant shifts in or appearances of markers between sites documenting the onset of the Anthropocene. Collectively, the 12 reference sites, via analysis across many sites using...
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Climate change emerges as major driver of amphibian declines, new research...
Geographical pattern of the primary drivers of deteriorating status among amphibians. a,b, The primary drivers of deteriorating status among amphibians during 1980–2004 (482 species; a) and 2004–2022...
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