Risotto rice under threat from flamingos in north-eastern Italy
Risotto rice under threat from flamingos in north-eastern Italy
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Risotto rice under threat from flamingos in north-eastern Italy
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If I understood correctly, it is the drought in Spain, which is causing the flamingos to seek new feeding grounds. I feel like this is yet another problem caused by climate change, that we did not expect (though we knew animals will migrate). Maybe it is not all caused by CC, but definitely it had something to do with it.
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Maybe it is not all caused by CC
It is a common thread that multiple anthropogenic stressors, including climate change, have more-than-additive effects. In other words, many climate change-related problems would be mild if not for other stuff we do.
See, e.g., 10:07 here for savannization of the Amazon: https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_the_tipping_points_of_climate_change_and_where_we_stand?subtitle=en
In the case of flamingoes, it is probably land use change as well.
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