Posts Tagged ‘climate change’
Glaciers shed billions of tons, satellites show
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Ice caps and glaciers outside the regions of Greenland and Antarctica are shedding roughly 150 billion tons of ice annually. Continue…
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 15:47 - 2 Comments
Earth & Environment - Feb 7, 2012 13:16 - 0 Comments
Tree rings fail to capture climate after volcanos
PENN STATE (US) — Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructions of temperature change, a new study suggests. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 2, 2012 15:02 - 2 Comments
Experts question: Jellyfish really on the rise?
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Claims that jellyfish are increasing worldwide are not backed up by any hard evidence or scientific analyses, according to a new study. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 31, 2012 9:57 - 1 Comment
Sulfate injections may not save the arctic
U. WASHINGTON (US) — New research shows that injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere could be a dangerous attempt to fix climate warming. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 27, 2012 12:30 - 1 Comment
Restored wetlands may never recover
UC BERKELEY (US) — Even after a century of restoration efforts, some wetlands are never able to return to their original natural state. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 26, 2012 13:12 - 2 Comments
Lower emissions, less money, long life?
U. LEEDS (UK) — Countries with high incomes and high carbon emissions do not achieve higher life expectancies than those with moderate incomes and lower carbon emissions, a new study finds. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 24, 2012 17:16 - 3 Comments
Ocean sensors gauge pH on global scale
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A team of researchers has reported results from the broadest worldwide study of ocean acidification—or pH level—to date. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 23, 2012 11:52 - 1 Comment
Amazon basin shows signs of stress
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Human land-use activity has begun to change the regional water and energy cycles of parts of the Amazon basin. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 19, 2012 12:17 - 2 Comments
Climate conflict: Sea level vs. surface temp
PENN STATE (US) — Engineering our way out of global climate warming may not be as easy as simply reducing the incoming solar energy, a research team concludes. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 12, 2012 10:45 - 0 Comments
With less hail, flood risk may rise in Rockies
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Climate changes may mean summertime hail could disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains by 2070, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 28, 2011 11:05 - 1 Comment
Climate spurs 65M years of evolution
BROWN (US) — Climate change profoundly influenced the rise and fall of six distinct and successive waves of mammal diversity in North America over the last 65 million years, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 23, 2011 10:49 - 0 Comments
Oxygen levels fell in Ice Age oceans
MCGILL (CAN) — Data from the end of the last Ice Age confirm that a changing climate lowers the amount of oxygen in the water. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2011 20:45 - 0 Comments
Bees keep up as Earth heats up
CORNELL (US) — Bees and plants are able to keep pace as the warm temperatures of spring start a little earlier each year due to climate change, according to new research. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2011 10:13 - 1 Comment
Tropics may speed glacial melt
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Accelerated melting of two outlet glaciers in the Antarctic is likely due in part to an increase in sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 13, 2011 12:44 - 0 Comments
Snakes struggle to keep pace with climate
INDIANA U. (US) — Over the next century, the climate will change more than 100 times faster than the rate at which species can adapt, according to new research. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 13, 2011 11:55 - 1 Comment
Warm-up drives tropical birds to new heights
DUKE (US) — Tropical birds are moving to higher elevations because of climate change, but they may not be moving fast enough. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 7, 2011 12:24 - 1 Comment
Climate change may drive vacation plans
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Peak visitation at US national parks is four days earlier on average than 30 years ago, one example of how global warming may be influencing people’s “weather-related” behavior. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 7, 2011 10:00 - 0 Comments
Carbon dioxide: The global heat dial?
PURDUE / YALE (US) — A drop in carbon dioxide appears to be the driving force that led to the Antarctic ice sheet’s formation, according to a recent study of molecules from ancient algae found in deep-sea core samples. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 1, 2011 11:38 - 2 Comments
Climate shifts spell trouble for walnut trees
PURDUE (US) — Warmer, drier summers and extreme weather events considered possible as the climate changes would be especially troublesome—possibly fatal—for walnut trees, according to new research. (more…)
