Armadas of icebergs were probably not the cause of abrupt episodes of cooling in the North Atlantic over the past 440,000 years, according to new research published today in Nature.
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2015
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Ocean ecosystems that experience rapid upheaval because of climate change can take thousands of years to recover, according to an examination of fossilized ocean fauna on the seafloor by the University of California, Davis.
Earth Sciences
Mar 30, 2015
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Society should set a high carbon tax now to try and prevent climate change reaching a point of no return according to a new study.
Environment
Mar 23, 2015
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Think of the Sahara and you will conjure images of a vast desert landscape, with nothing but sand as far as the eye can see. But for a period of about 10,000 years, the Sahara was characterized by lush, green vegetation and ...
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Feb 2, 2015
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If it were the end of the world as we know it, we'd be fine, according to Michigan Technological University professor Joshua Pearce.
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Nov 20, 2014
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Scientists have long been concerned that global warming may push Earth's climate system across a "tipping point," where rapid melting of ice and further warming may become irreversible—a hotly debated scenario with an unclear ...
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Jul 24, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A University of Maine research team says stratification of the North Atlantic Ocean contributed to summer warming and glacial melting in Scotland during the period recognized for abrupt cooling 12,900 to 11,600 ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Marine ecosystems – especially in nutrient-starved areas of the ocean – are very sensitive to abrupt climate change, according to new research from the University of Bristol.
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2014
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During the abrupt cooling at the onset of the so-called Younger Dryas period 12680 years ago changes in the water cycle were the main drivers of widespread environmental change in western Europe. Thus, the regional impacts ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2014
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In a new study, published in Nature Geoscience, Prof. Dr. Martin Claussen, director of the department "The Land in the Earth System" at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) and Chair of the Cluster of Excellence ...
Environment
Oct 7, 2013
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