Special Global Warming Issue
Arctic meltdown, cleaner green energy, solving a bird mystery, and more reports from the front lines.
Dispatch
Smoke Signals
The amount of carbon locked up in the Arctic’s permafrost dwarfs the total that humans have released into the atmosphere. Could the wholesale melting of the Arctic trigger a series of catastrophes?
By Alisa Opar/Photography by Joel Sartore
Citizen Science
Band of Brothers
A tragic accident could have ended a project to study rosy-finches. But these young birders persevered, helping scientists understand how global warming affects these little-known birds and other species, too.
By Susan Cosier/Photography by Jen Judge
Renewable Energy
Balance of Power
Even green-energy development has a carbon footprint. But in Wyoming’s windswept sagebrush steppe, goodwill and a novel collaboration have produced a solution to suit all—including the sage-grouse.
By Michelle Nijhuis/Photography by Matt Slaby
Activism
Guardian Angels
As the Florida torreya hangs on by a thread in its dwindling range, activists are taking matters into their own determined hands. Is “assisted migration” a valid conservation option in a world being transformed by climate change, or is this activism gone too far?
By Janet Marinelli/Photography by Ken Gehle
Photo Gallery
Feeling the Heat
A warmer climate will affect all species, but here are some whose world could change dramatically.
Editor’s Note
By David Seideman
Audubon View
By Frank Gill
Letters
Feedback from our readers.
Field Notes
Climate change and birds; a nation struggles to keep its head above water; making parks safer for people and black bears; more.
Audubon Family
Teaching your kids about climate change.
Audubon in Action
Beefing up conservation in this hemisphere; energy boost in Connecticut; more.
By Michele Wilson
Currents
Have Faith
A new generation of evangelical Christians looks to redefine “pro-life.”
By Kiera Butler
Green Guru
Responsibility and the refrigerator; trees and carbon capture; tofu and the rainforest.
By Susan Cosier
Incite
Gas Pains
The rush to mine the Marcellus shale deposit
imperils Pennsylvania’s woods and wildlife.
By Ted Williams
Reviews
Hot Picks
Experts share their favorite books on global climate change.
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One Picture
Bad Bear News
Polar bears struggle in the thawing Arctic.
Photo by Jeff Hutchens/Text by Les Line
On the cover: A drill rig in northeastern Pennsylvania, where a gas rush could be disastrous for a wide range of birds, fish, and other wildlife. Photo by Fred R. Conrad/New York Times/Redux
Banner Images: Atlantic salmon, by Paul Nicklen/National Geographic Stock; Michael Hilchey (left) and Raymond VanBuskirk with a rosy-finch, by Jen Judge; polar bear, by Jeff Hutchesn; windmills, by Matt Slaby.
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