Scientists Adopt Tiny Island as a Warming Bellwether

New York Times: From a stretch of rocky shoreline on this tiny island, one can, on any given morning, watch otters floating on their backs, elephant seals hauling out of the water and a bald eagle flying past murres huddled along a cliff face. The startled birds perform a synchronized dive into the sea, their ovoid black-and-white bodies resembling miniature penguins. It appears as if the island's wildlife is thriving at this remote outpost, which is also a former Coast Guard station crowned by a decommissioned...

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