But beauty won't save the pinyon jay nor will blandness work against its cousin when climate change raises temperatures and
alters bird habitats in the southwestern United States, according to research sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The length of the growing season in interior Alaska has increased 45 % over the last century7 and that trend is projected to continue.8 This could improve conditions for agriculture where moisture is adequate, but will reduce water storage and increase the risks of more extensive wildfire and insect outbreaks across much of Alaska.9, 10 Changes in dates of snowmelt and freeze - up would influence seasonal migration of
birds and other animals, increase the likelihood and rate of northerly range expansion of native and non-native species,
alter the
habitats of both ecologically important and endangered species, and affect ocean currents.11