News tagged with cold weather
Biting winters driven by global warming: scientists
Counter-intuitive but true, say scientists: a string of freezing European winters scattered over the last decade has been driven in large part by global warming.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2010 |
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Through sunshine, bitter cold, dogs need exercise
Winter weather is no excuse to avoid outdoor exercise with your dog, says a Purdue University veterinarian.
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Study offers historic buildings protection from climate change
Some of the nation's most historic buildings and monuments may be better protected from decay in future, following a development by engineers.
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Killed by cold: Heart and stroke deaths peak in winter
Rates of cardiovascular disease increase dramatically in Australian winters because many people don't know how to rug up against the cold, a Queensland University of Technology seasonal researcher has found.
May 26, 2010 |
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Does the weather cause northerners to get more prostate cancer?
Cold, dry weather has been linked to an increased incidence of prostate cancer. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access International Journal of Health Geographics suggest that meteorological effects on persis ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Are winters in Europe becoming colder?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite the trend towards global warming, people in Great Britain and Central Europe will possibly experience cold winters more often in the next few years. This is the findings of a study ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Achoo! Pollen at its worst in years in many areas
(AP) -- Pollen: It's on your car, in the air and especially in your sinuses.
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Vitamin D lifts mood during cold weather months
A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what Chicagoans need to get through the long winter, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON). This nutrient lifts mood during ...
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Falling Temperatures Don't Mean You Cannot Exercise Outdoors, Says Expert
(PhysOrg.com) -- Don’t let the temperature temper your exercise resolution. Even when the temperature drops you can still keep that New Year’s exercise resolution, and you can still do it safely outdoors. Your body can adapt ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Hypothermia: Staying Safe in Cold Weather
(PhysOrg.com) -- Frigid weather can pose special risks to older adults. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has some advice for helping older people avoid hypothermia -- when ...
Jan 15, 2010 |
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Florida's cold snap disaster for tropical wildlife
Iguanas dropping from trees, manatees huddling around waters warmed by power plants and marine turtles being whisked away to shelters -- Florida's unusual cold snap is a deadly one for tropical wildlife.
Jan 09, 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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'Peking Man' older than thought; somehow adapted to cold
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new dating method has found that "Peking Man" is around 200,000 years older than previously thought, suggesting he somehow adapted to the cold of a mild glacial period.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 11, 2009 |
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