Massachusetts butterflies move north as climate warms (w/ Video)

Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 13:00 in Earth & Climate

The authors of a Harvard study published today in Nature Climate Change gathered their data from an unlikely source—the trip accounts of the Massachusetts Butterfly Club. Over the past 19 years, the amateur naturalist group has logged species counts on nearly 20,000 expeditions throughout Massachusetts. Their records fill a crucial gap in the scientific record.

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