Maps of Modeled Lethal Dehydration Risk for Three Songbird Species (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Maps of Modeled Lethal Dehydration Risk for Three Songbird Species

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Days per year with modeled lethal dehydration risk for three songbird species under our current climate from 1980 to 2012 and under a 7 degrees Fahrenheit future warming scenario from 2070 to 2100. Species are arranged in order of increasing body mass.

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