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Extreme heat triggers mass die-offs and stress for wildlife in the West

Extreme heat triggers mass die-offs and stress for wildlife in the West

Sweltering baby hawks threw themselves out of nests, and mussels baked to death in their shells as record heat brought crisis to the Pacific Northwest.

Invisible menace: Methane flares increasingly scorching birds at U.S. landfills
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Invisible menace: Methane flares increasingly scorching birds at U.S. landfills

Waste facilities must dispose of methane gas by burning it off—but birds, particularly hawks and owls, are flying into the colorless flames.
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