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🚨🇺🇸 NASA TECH UNCOVERS BIRD CRISIS AS 75% OF SPECIES DECLINE ACROSS AMERICA
Birds across North America just lost their privacy thanks to NASA satellites and millions of eBird checklists, revealing that a whopping 75% of nearly 500 species are declining - though there’s still some glimmers of hope hiding in unexpected places.
Scientists mashed together 36 million bird sightings with NASA’s MODIS satellite data to map habitats from dense forests to croplands, then used machine learning to fill in gaps left by birders who’d rather watch feeders than bushwhack into wren country.
It’s not all doom and gloom: 97% of species showed at least some pockets where populations are booming, proving the bird apocalypse isn’t quite here - yet.
This NASA-powered crystal ball can now pinpoint where conservation dollars should go, so we might actually save our feathered friends without wasting cash on places where even the birds don’t bother showing up.
Source: NASA
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🚨🇺🇸 NASA TECH UNCOVERS BIRD CRISIS AS 75% OF SPECIES DECLINE ACROSS AMERICA
Birds across North America just lost their privacy thanks to NASA satellites and millions of eBird checklists, revealing that a whopping 75% of nearly 500 species are declining - though there’s still some glimmers of hope hiding in unexpected places.
Scientists mashed together 36 million bird sightings with NASA’s MODIS satellite data to map habitats from dense forests to croplands, then used machine learning to fill in gaps left by birders who’d rather watch feeders than bushwhack into wren country.
It’s not all doom and gloom: 97% of species showed at least some pockets where populations are booming, proving the bird apocalypse isn’t quite here - yet.
This NASA-powered crystal ball can now pinpoint where conservation dollars should go, so we might actually save our feathered friends without wasting cash on places where even the birds don’t bother showing up.
Source: NASA
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