The bird at the center of the worst single-species mortality event in modern history isn’t recovering, scientists say

[u/EmpowerKit]

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/26/science/alaska-heat-wave-murres-global-warming/index.html

[u/Cheesecake_fetish]

"A record 4 million common murres died as a result of a two-year marine heat wave in Alaska, which represents half the entire population, due to climate change"

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[u/JediAngel]

Poor buggers half the population..half let that sink in. Ain't so common now aare they. I suggest we update the name just to murre and hang our heads in shame

[u/daviddjg0033]

Devastating