NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens

  • Written by Toni Lyn Morelli, Adjunct Full Professor of Environmental Conservation, UMass Amherst; U.S. Geological Survey
imageMuch wildlife relies on cool streams and lush meadows in the Sierra Nevada.Ron and Patty Thomas/E+ via Getty Images

The idea began in California’s Sierra Nevada, a towering spine of rock and ice where rising temperatures and the decline of snowpack are transforming ecosystems, sometimes with catastrophic consequences for wildlife.

The...

Read more: Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens

More Articles ...

  1. Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
  2. Unpaid caregiving work can feel small and personal, but that doesn’t take away its ethical value
  3. The US already faces a health care workforce shortage – immigration policy could make it worse
  4. America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
  5. Supreme Court case about ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ highlights debate over truthful advertising standards
  6. Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power
  7. Shaping the conversation means offering context to extreme ideas, not just a platform
  8. The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens
  9. Hacked phones and Wi-Fi surveillance have replaced Cold War spies and radio waves in the delusions of people with schizophrenia
  10. Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes
  11. School shootings dropped in 2025 - but schools are still focusing too much on safety technology instead of prevention
  12. From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
  13. The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours
  14. How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs
  15. 2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike
  16. A, B, C or D – grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning
  17. The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites
  18. Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly
  19. If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights
  20. My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs
  21. Chile elects most right-wing leader since Pinochet – in line with regional drift, domestic tendency to punish incumbents
  22. Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’
  23. The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process
  24. Christmas trees are more expensive than ever in Colorado — what gives?
  25. Pardons are political, with modern presidents expanding their use
  26. How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth
  27. Getting peace right: Why justice needs to be baked into ceasefire agreements – including Ukraine’s
  28. From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security truth-tellers reveal in an age of crackdowns
  29. Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility
  30. How are dark matter and antimatter different?
  31. Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success
  32. Pandas, pingpong and ancient canals: President Xi’s hosting style says a lot about Chinese diplomacy
  33. 2025’s extreme weather had the jet stream’s fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes
  34. Science has always been marketed, from 18th-century coffeehouse demos of Newton’s ideas to today’s TikTok explainers
  35. What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation
  36. The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood – but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’
  37. Whether Netflix or Paramount buys Warner Bros., entertainment oligopolies are back – bigger and more anticompetitive than ever
  38. Sleep problems and depression can be a vicious cycle, especially during pregnancy − here’s why it’s important to get help
  39. Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?
  40. Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way
  41. How a niche Catholic approach to infertility treatment became a new talking point for MAHA conservatives
  42. Donor-advised funds have more money than ever – and direct more of it to politically active charities
  43. How I rehumanize the college classroom for the AI-augmented age
  44. Sharks and rays get a major win with new international trade limits for 70+ species
  45. Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs
  46. A Colorado guaranteed income program could help families, but the costs are high
  47. West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers’ interests
  48. Black-market oil buyers will push Venezuela for bigger discounts following US seizure – starving Maduro of much-needed revenue
  49. As a former federal judge, I’m concerned by a year of challenges to the US justice system
  50. Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors