Posts Tagged ‘meterology’
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. Continue…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 13:16 - 0 Comments
Earth & Environment - Dec 7, 2011 12:24 - 2 Comments
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 - Nov 23, 2011 12:40 - 0 Comments
Deforestation’s effects? Location, location
UC DAVIS (US) — The impact of deforestation on global warming varies with latitude, a finding that calls for revised climate-monitoring strategies, a new study shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 22, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments
Salt marshes predict sea level rise
PENN STATE (US) — Scientists are using a 2,000-year history to refine models used to gauge climate-change induced sea level rise, which, during the past century, rose at a faster rate than ever before. (more…)
