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NYS stewards spur ‘absolutely critical’ local action on climate change

The Cornell Climate Stewards program gives New York state residents the tools and confidence to address the impacts of climate change in their communities.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Sea Grant NY
  • Climate Change
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Climate change leaves northern tree swallows most vulnerable

Tree swallows in the northern U.S. and Canada face the greatest risk from climate change despite responding to temperature the same way as tree swallows in the southern U.S.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Animals
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Getting warmer: Slower forest growth means less carbon storage

A new ecological discovery – that global warming is slowing tree growth – means current climate predictions could overestimate forests’ potential for carbon storage by as much as 30%.

  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Climate Change
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‘Double the damage’: Warming climate reduces milk quality and quantity

Heat stress on dairy cows not only decreases the amount of milk produced but also the fat and protein content, doubling the economic losses.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Animals
  • Climate Change

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