News tagged with 21st century
Today's severe drought, tomorrow's normal
(PhysOrg.com) -- While the worst drought since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s grips Oklahoma and Texas, scientists are warning that what we consider severe drought conditions in North America today may be normal ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Endangered species? Should cheap phosphorus be first on an elemental 'Red List?'
Should the periodic table bear a warning label in the 21st century or be revised with a lesson about elemental supply and demand? If so, that lesson could start with one element considered a staple of life – but growing ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 14, 2011 |
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Getting news from the Internet not as divisive as many assume
The Internet is changing the way people get their news, but there's little proof that it is fragmenting or polarizing the news audience the way many assume, says professor David Tewksbury, the head of the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 16, 2012 |
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Information superhighway 'bypassing adult learners' -- new study
Despite a world of opportunities just a click away, there has been no significant shift in the uptake of lifelong learning over the past decade according to new research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Climate change may increase risk of water shortages in hundreds of US counties by 2050
More than 1 in 3 counties in the United States could face a "high" or "extreme" risk of water shortages due to climate change by the middle of the 21st century, according to a new study in ACS's Journal of ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Mediterranean Sea level could rise by 61 cm
A Spanish-British research project has come up with three future scenarios for the effects of climate change on the Mediterranean over the next 90 years, using global models from the Intergovernmental Panel ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Holm oaks will gain ground in Northern forests due to climate change
Holm oaks and other forests in lowland areas of Mediterranean mountains could expand by up to 350% due to global warming. In contrast, those forest formations that are more adapted to cold and humid conditions, ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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