Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Rainfall can shape bird populations as much as temperature, global study reveals

Scientists have long focused on rising temperatures to understand how climate change is reshaping the natural world. But there's a critical blind spot in that picture: rain. A new global study reveals precipitation has been largely overlooked in studies of how climate change impacts birds, even thou...

Rainfall can shape bird populations as much as temperature, global study reveals
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Scientists have long focused on rising temperatures to understand how climate change is reshaping the natural world. But there's a critical blind spot in that picture: rain. A new global study reveals precipitation has been largely overlooked in studies of how climate change impacts birds, even though it can be just as influential as temperature.

Originally published at Phys.org

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