Climate Change
Intensifying Tropical Storms Threaten Seabirds, New Research Shows
Thousands of birds on an Australian island died where they sat when they were overwhelmed by Tropical Cyclone Ilsa in 2023, many of them buried alive in sand and mud.
More intense and frequent tropical cyclones and hurricanes are threatening some seabird populations more than previously thought, scientists said this week as they released a new study showing how a 2023 tropical cyclone wiped out 80 to 90 percent of the populations of three species of birds on Bedout Island off Western Australia’s Pilbara Coast.
Intensifying Tropical Storms Threaten Seabirds, New Research Shows