Posts Tagged ‘global warming’
Earth & Environment - Jul 25, 2011 12:06 - 1 Comment
Trees’ footprints smaller than steel’s
U. WASHINGTON (US) — By regularly harvesting trees and using wood in place of steel and concrete, the amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere by a forest could be quadrupled in 100 years. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 18, 2011 12:48 - 0 Comments
Glacier’s size runs hot and cold
U. BUFFALO (US) — Calving glaciers are particularly sensitive to climate change, shrinking rapidly in response to global warming and growing at a similar pace during periods of cooling. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 1, 2011 12:53 - 1 Comment
Hotter climate may be too warm for wine
STANFORD (US) — The prime real estate for growing premium wine grapes in Northern California could be cut in half in the next 30 years if global warming continues as predicted. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 22, 2011 9:05 - 3 Comments
Will global warming eclipse evolution?
UC DAVIS (US) — Climate change is leaving animals and plants little wiggle room, pushing them to the edge of their heat tolerance level. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 13, 2011 14:40 - 2 Comments
Coal or nuclear? Risk vs. reward
RUTGERS (US) — Affluent, educated, white males are more likely to support increased use of nuclear energy, and less educated African-American and Latino females prefer an increase in the use of coal, despite the risks associated with each. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 7, 2011 8:16 - 2 Comments
Hotter-than-ever summers predicted
STANFORD (US) — Large areas of Earth are expected to warm up so quickly that by the middle of the century the coolest summers will be hotter than the hottest summers of the past 50 years. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 18, 2011 10:18 - 2 Comments
Warming may spark killer heat waves
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Hundreds to thousands more city residents could die by the end of the century because of longer, more frequent heat waves brought on by global climate change. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 16, 2011 13:41 - 0 Comments
Seaports unprepared for climate change
STANFORD (US) — Seaport officials are unsure how best to protect their facilities from rising sea levels and more frequent Katrina-magnitude storms, two possible consequences of global warming. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 11, 2011 13:58 - 0 Comments
Pollutant-H20 mix key to climate change
U. OREGON (US) — The impact that surface molecules of water have on airborne pollutants should be considered in climate modeling, given their significant effect on the future of global warming. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 10, 2011 12:16 - 0 Comments
Warming bypasses US crops—for now
STANFORD (US) — Global warming has spared wheat and corn crops in the US, Canada, and northern Mexico, while taking a toll worldwide, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 20, 2011 13:54 - 0 Comments
Climate heats up political divide
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Over the past decade, Republicans have increasingly denied global warming and Democrats have increasingly expressed belief in its existence. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 18, 2011 15:11 - 0 Comments
Wave train driving Antarctic warming
U. WASHINGTON (US) — A large wave structure in the atmosphere has been bringing steadily warmer temperatures to West Antarctica during the winter and spring for at least 30 years. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 13, 2011 12:01 - 2 Comments
Dirty business: Fracking natural gas
CORNELL (US) — Methane-rich natural gas extracted from Marcellus shale has 105 times more global warming impact, pound for pound, than carbon dioxide. (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 25, 2011 11:33 - 1 Comment
Climate: Think globally, act locally
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Global warming is affecting the environment, but trying to tease apart specific contributions of greenhouse gas to extinctions or declines is misguided and a waste of financial resources. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 22, 2011 14:33 - 0 Comments
Climate cynics lack media literacy
CORNELL (US) — The public’s distrust of climate science is due in large part to an overall misunderstanding of how the media works and where it gets and how it disseminates its information. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 16, 2011 10:29 - 0 Comments
Global warming blights world’s corn
STANFORD (US) — Corn—long believed to tolerate hot temperatures—is a likely victim of global warming, according to historical crop yield data from Africa. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 11, 2011 12:10 - 4 Comments
Warming puts heat on U.S. military ops
TEXAS A&M (US) — Changing global climate due to ongoing warming will present national and homeland security challenges requiring the U.S. military to adopt new ways of doing business worldwide. (more…)
