Environment

Seattle's Birdman of climate change

Researcher George Divoky turned his 40-year-long study of Arctic seabirds into an extraordinary chronicle of changing climate, melting ice and a vanishing world.
by / January 12, 2015
Researcher George Divoky turned his 40-year-long study of Arctic seabirds into an extraordinary chronicle of changing climate, melting ice and a vanishing world.

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About the Authors & Contributors

Eric Scigliano

Eric Scigliano

Eric Scigliano's reporting on social and environmental issues for The Weekly (later Seattle Weekly) won Livingston, Kennedy, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and other honors. He has also written for Harper's, New Scientist, and many other publications. One of his books, Michelangelo's Mountain, was a finalist for the Washington Book Award. His other books include Puget Sound; Love, War, and Circuses (aka Seeing the Elephant); and, with Curtis E. Ebbesmeyer, Flotsametrics.