Posts Tagged ‘geography’
Downward slide for arctic sea ice
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — The blanket of sea ice that floats on the Arctic Ocean appears to have reached its lowest extent for 2011, the second lowest recorded since satellites began measuring it in 1979. Continue…
Monday, September 19, 2011 11:51 - 1 Comment
Earth & Environment - May 18, 2011 11:56 - 0 Comments
Satellite tracks 25 years of giant kelp
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A quarter century of images are giving an unprecedented view of the ebb and flow of giant kelp forests, which can be entirely wiped out in days, but fully recover in months. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 16, 2011 10:21 - 0 Comments
200 million-year-old self-segregation
BROWN (US) — Just like buying a house today, climate and location were major factors in where animals lived 200 million years ago. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 30, 2011 9:25 - 1 Comment
Erratic ice sheet raising sea levels
U. LEEDS (UK) — At some point in time, the Antarctic ice sheet was extensive enough and thick enough to move boulders the size of a small family car. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 4, 2011 16:53 - 5 Comments
Climate change’s biggest losers
MCGILL U. (CAN) — Climate change in 50 years is expected to have the greatest impact on populations least responsible for causing the problem. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2011 12:30 - 2 Comments
Cancer screening: location, location, location
UC DAVIS (US) — Geography accounts for significant differences in colorectal screening rates among non-whites, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 15, 2010 11:30 - 0 Comments
Fragile forests hard hit by warming
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Forests of the Southwestern United States face a bleak future in light of climate change, with more severe—and more frequent—forest fires, higher tree death rates, more insect infestation, and weaker trees. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 16, 2010 9:35 - 2 Comments
Arctic sea ice continues on downward path
U. COLORADO (US)—The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest recorded since satellites began measuring sea ice extent in 1979. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 12, 2010 12:58 - 0 Comments
Guarding the fragile reefs in Galapagos
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK)—Results from a three-year research project in the Galapagos Islands could help protect some of the world’s rarest and most vulnerable coral reefs—and the economies that depend on them. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 7, 2010 14:50 - 0 Comments
Journey to center of Amazon’s unpaved heart
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—During his unprecedented expedition into the heart of the Amazon, geographer Bob Walker discovered surprising evidence that many of the Brazilian government’s efforts to protect the environment are working. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 12, 2010 12:06 - 27 Comments
Using math to formulate sex offender laws
INDIANA U. (US)—A new mathematical model could help communities that are in the midst of passing or reforming sex offender laws quantify risk and address issues of special concern. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 3, 2010 13:58 - 0 Comments
Shaking up estimates about ‘the big one’
UC IRVINE (US)—New information about the inner workings of faults could change how experts estimate the potential for the next “big one.” (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 14, 2010 12:19 - 1 Comment
Ancient Mongolia—no passport needed
U. OREGON—A newly published atlas, Web site, and digital photo archive document a little-known yet fascinating area of the world—the Mongolian Altai. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 4, 2010 13:45 - 6 Comments
Home sweet mobile home
PENN STATE (US)—A majority of Pennsylvania’s mobile home residents say they are overwhelmingly satisfied with their homes despite problems like construction quality, social stigma, and financing. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2009 11:39 - 0 Comments
Phone records predict malaria’s next move
U. FLORIDA (US)—Researchers at work on a malaria elimination study in Africa have become the first to predict the spread of the disease using cell phone records. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 7, 2009 13:35 - 0 Comments
CSI: Shark edition
U. FLORIDA (US)—Hit-and-run attacks by sharks can be solved with forensics that identify the culprits by the unique chomp they put on their victims, similar to using fingerprints to solve a crime. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 2, 2009 10:50 - 0 Comments
Mapping the bottom of the world
U. MINNESOTA (US)—Penguin poop has a reddish tint that makes colonies and trails stand out on satellite images. That’s a boon to researchers who want to identify and keep track of remote, inaccessible colonies. But to do so, they need somebody to turn satellite images into maps. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 23, 2009 11:41 - 0 Comments
Predicting power outages before the storm
JOHNS HOPKINS/TEXAS A&M (US)—Using data from Hurricane Katrina and four other storms, researchers have created new computer models to help utilities better forecast hurricane-caused power outages in advance. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 7, 2009 10:52 - 5 Comments
Arctic sea ice’s downward trend continues
U. COLORADO (US)—Despite a slight recovery in 2009—from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008—the summer Arctic sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years, continuing a trend toward ice-free Arctic summers. (more…)
