Extreme snowfall kept most plants and animals in one Arctic ecosystem from reproducing
Scientists worry climate change could hurt future breeding in Greenland with extreme weather
Arctic shorebirds called sanderlings migrate north each year from as far as southern Africa to breed. But snowy conditions that lasted well into the summer of 2018 in Greenland stymied the birds’ breeding plans.
J. Reneerkens
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