News tagged with changing weather
Converging weather patterns caused last winter's huge snows
The memory of last winter's blizzards may be fading in this summer's searing heat, but scientists studying them have detected a perfect storm of converging weather patterns that had little relation to climate ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Wacky weather could squeeze Florida's citrus season
Citrus growers, beware. Florida winters are getting more extreme, causing plants to flower later and potentially shrinking the growing seasons for some of the state's most vital crops.
Jul 21, 2010 |
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What Weathermen Know About Climate Change
Climate change is a topic that impacts the weather not only globally, but also locally. While some people may be concerned about the melting ice sheets at the far corners of the Earth, what most really want ...
Jun 26, 2010 |
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Scientists call for a new strategy for polar ocean observation
In a report published in this week's issue of Science, a team of oceanographers, including MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) Ecosystems Center director Hugh Ducklow, outline a polar ocean observation strategy ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Study: Coral atolls hold on despite sea-level rise
(AP) -- Some South Pacific coral atolls have held their own or even grown in size over the past 60 years despite rising sea levels, research showed Thursday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Rainy Spells Extended For Europe
Like a patient getting a regular checkup, our understanding of climate gets poked and probed in a number of ways. And just as doctors keep a regular clipboard of vital statistics such as blood pressure and ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 24, 2010 |
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UN science chief defends work, welcomes review
(AP) -- The head of the U.N. scientific body on climate change defended Friday the work of the thousands of scientists who contribute to its reports, even as he welcomed a review of procedures that produced ...
May 14, 2010 |
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Weathercasters take on role of science educators; feel some uncertainty on issue of climate change
In a time when only a handful of TV news stations employ a dedicated science reporter, TV weathercasters may seem like the logical people to fill that role, and in many cases they do.
Mar 29, 2010 |
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How will tree diseases react to climate change?
Under a changing climate, patterns of forest disturbance are expected to change, but how will forest diseases respond? A summary of scientific information that addresses this question is now available on the Internet at ht ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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El Nino and a pathogen killed Costa Rican toad, study finds
Scientists broadly agree that global warming may threaten the survival of many plant and animal species; but global warming did not kill the Monteverde golden toad, an often cited example of climate-triggered ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Ecologists discover forests are growing faster
Speed is not a word typically associated with trees; they can take centuries to grow. However, a new study to be published the week of Feb. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found evidence that f ...
Feb 01, 2010 |
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ESA's ice mission arrives safely at launch site
(PhysOrg.com) -- In what might seem rather appropriate weather conditions, the CryoSat-2 Earth Explorer satellite has completed its journey to the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan, where it will be prepared ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Warming climate chills Sonoran Desert's spring flowers
Global warming is giving a boost to Sonoran Desert plants that have an edge during cold weather, according to new research.
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought
(AP) -- Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2009 |
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Expect the unexpected when adapting to climate change in Africa, says researcher
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nations, communities and families in Africa need to safeguard their homes and livelihoods against the unpredictable effects of climate change, according to a discussion paper written by Imperial ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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