Hurricanes and Heatwaves: How Does Extreme Weather Affect Birds?
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This episode\\u2014which is Number 72\\u2014is about what happens to birds, not just in bad weather, but in really bad weather. We\\u2019re talking hurricanes, floods, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, maybe even the occasional sharknado, and so on.
How do birds deal with all these natural disasters? We\\u2019ll get into that.
We'll be talking mostly about the more immediate effects of storms and other extreme weather on the survival of individual birds and their populations.
Birds are tough little buggers. They\\u2019re tougher than they might look. Many of them live long lives in the face of continual challenges like predators, aggressive rivals, wild temperature swings, strong wind, and heavy precipitation.\\xa0
But an extreme weather event can often be the ultimate test of survival for a bird.
\\xa0Links of Interest
- The Southwest Is Facing an \\u2018Unprecedented\\u2019 Migratory Bird Die-Off
- Where Do Birds Go In A Hurricane?
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