But it's hard to tell if the unusually dry conditions that contributed to the extinction were part of a natural cycle or connected to global climate change patterns. (sciencemag.org)
Very recently scientists have begun to more directly link climate change patterns to extreme weather events, which they have typically been reluctant to do. (scientificamerican.com)
The researchers used projected climate change patterns for the next 100 years to determine where they believe animals will be heading as the world continues to heat up. (visualnews.com)