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The article reports on the study conducted by graduate student Samantha Apgar, ornithologist Christopher Elphick and Cornell Lab of Ornithology staff on the plight of saltmarsh sparrows in the era of rising sea levels and climate change. Also cited are the sharp decline in the birds' population, the threat posed by rising sea levels on their nesting grounds and habitat, as well as the high number of hatchling deaths due to drowning.

The article looks at the crisis facing low-lying airports around the world as sea levels rise and extreme weather brought about by climate change. It forecasts greenhouse gas emissions from international air travel by 2050 and discusses potential effects of global warming on the aviation industry. It highlights initiatives of airports in defense of floods that include installation of flood walls at La Guardia Airport in New York and rainwater pumps at Kansai International Airport in Japan.

The article reports that remote Pacific nation of Kiribati may become uninhabitable in near future due to rising sea levels caused by climate change.