num_pages: 280
description: *A New York Times Editor's Choice pick*Shortlisted for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Book AwardsA beloved natural historian explores how climate change is driving evolution In Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid  biologist Thor Hanson tells the remarkable story of how plants and animals are responding to climate adjusting evolving and sometimes dying out. Anole lizards have grown larger toe pads to grip more tightly in frequent hurricanes. Warm waters cause the development of Humboldt squid to alter so dramatically that fishermen mistake them for different species. Brown pelicans move north and long-spined sea urchins south to find cooler homes. And when coral reefs sicken they leave no territory worth fighting for so aggressive butterfly fish transform instantly into pacifists. A story of hope resilience and risk Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid is natural history for readers of Bernd Heinrich Robin Wall Kimmerer and David Haskell. It is also a reminder of how unpredictable climate change is as it interacts with the messy lattice of life.
language: English
title: Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
publisher: Basic Books