News tagged with climatic trends

Climate: Risks loom for China: study

Climate change could reduce key harvests in China by a fifth if the gloomiest scenarios prove true, according to a study on Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Understanding past and future climate

The notion that scientists understand how changes in Earth's orbit affect climate well enough for estimating long-term natural climate trends that underlie any anthropogenic climate change is challenged by findings published ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Green is cool, but US land changes generally are not

Most land use changes occurring in the continental U.S result in raised regional surface temperatures, says a new study by scientists at the University of Maryland, Purdue University and the University of ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

ESA extends Envisat satellite mission

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA Member States have unanimously voted to extend the Envisat mission through to 2013. Envisat - the world’s largest and most sophisticated satellite ever built - has been providing scientists ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Climate-related changes on the Antarctic peninsula

Scientists have long established that the Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming spots on Earth. Now, new research using detailed satellite data indicates that the changing climate is affecting ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (40) | comments 1


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