State officials eliminated a barrier at Red Brook in southeastern Massachusetts this year, giving fish that seek out cooler water a better chance of survival if the water warms.
(Tim Purinton)
Going with climate's flow
Environmentalists shift approach, planning to adapt to nature's changes
State officials eliminated a barrier at Red Brook in southeastern Massachusetts this year, giving fish that seek out cooler water a better chance of survival if the water warms.
(Tim Purinton)
Environmental advocates, wildlife officials, and land trusts charged with protecting the natural world are beginning to take a new approach to climate change: rather than focus only on stopping it, they are also thinking about how to adapt to what's coming. (Full article: 933 words)
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