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Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by chronic71819 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:48PM (#21216670)
Okay so then we'll just change the state birds?

Not that many people care about the environment.

Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by selimthegrim on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:26PM (#21217081)
Maybe the bird Electoral College needs rethinking...
Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by olivermarks on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:48PM (#21216666)
Yet another 'may' article....
Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by ezrast on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:05PM (#21216857)
They're predictions. How do you want them to be framed?

Anyway, if you prefer more certain terms, just click through to the Audobon study[0]: "The results are clear: Birds will be forced to relocate to find favorable homes"; "By stabilizing carbon emissions and holding warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, 76 percent of vulnerable species will be better off, and nearly 150 species would no longer be vulnerable to extinction from climate change."

[0] https://www.audubon.org/climate/survivalbydegrees

Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by AnthonBerg on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:30PM (#21217130)
Yet another "Yet another 'may' article...." comment...?
Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by olivermarks on Thursday October 10, 2019 @02:08PM (#21217497)
My comment/retort would be that there is no shortage of 'may' predictive articles arguing just about anything you can think of. It would be easy to find a counter 'may' article arguing the opposite of this one, but who has time for that...
Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by ezrast on Thursday October 10, 2019 @02:32PM (#21217703)
Is the hypothetical contradictory article that you assume exists, but can't be bothered to find, also backed by an extensive report from a well-regarded environmental science group?
Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by olivermarks on Thursday October 10, 2019 @04:12PM (#21218674)
It may do
Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by esoterica on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:02PM (#21216823)
Jeez, when did HN get overrun by climate change denialists?
Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by chronic71819 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:09PM (#21216904)
Climate change is happening and accelerated by humans.

We just don't give a shit.

Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by rhino369 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:37PM (#21217205)
I sort of give a shit. But I'm not ready to agree to a huge drop off in my standard of living, especially when there is no guarantee the developing world won't just accelerate their usage to counterbalance our cuts.

And a lot of the scare stories aren't that scary. Oh in a 100 years, half of Miami will be underwater. Okay not good. But 100 years ago Miami barely existed.

Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by hirundo on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:33PM (#21216460)
Funny that they don't mention birds that may have their habitat expanded by warming, like the heat tolerant New Mexico state bird, the roadrunner.
Re:State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the Worl... by ezrast on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:51PM (#21216689)
You're right, this is wonderful news for people who love desertification.