The 2021 North American #heatwave devastated many species but others thrived. A study in Nature Ecology and Evolution shows more than 75% of species were negatively affected, while heat-tolerant organisms expanded as #ecosystems rapidly shifted.
DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Extreme heat during the 2021 western North American heatwave caused widespread ecological disruption, killing large numbers of plants and animals while