News tagged with continental climates

Some like it hot -- European fish stocks changing with warming seas

The first "big picture" study of the effects of rapidly rising temperatures in the northeast Atlantic Ocean shows that a major shift in fish stocks is already well underway. But it isn't all bad news. The research, published ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

North Sea oil leak biggest in decade: Britain

An oil spill from a platform off Scotland in the North Sea is the biggest in the region in a decade, the British government said Monday as energy giant Shell battled to close off the leak completely.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ancient Americans took cold snap in their stride

Paleoindian groups* occupied North America throughout the Younger Dryas interval, which saw a rapid return to glacial conditions approximately 11,000 years ago. Until now, it has been assumed that cooling temperatures and ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Geoscientists Drill Deepest Hole in Ocean Crust in Scientific Ocean Drilling History

(PhysOrg.com) -- For eight weeks beginning in November 2009, off the coast of New Zealand, an international team of 34 scientists and 92 support staff and crew on board the scientific drilling vessel JOIDES ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (16) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Walruses congregate on Alaska shore as ice melts

(AP) -- Thousands of walruses are congregating on Alaska's northwest coast, a sign that their Arctic sea ice environment has been altered by climate change.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Climate change enhances grassland productivity

More frequent freeze-thaw cycles in winter can increase biomass production according to the results of a recent study conducted by the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), the University of Bayreuth ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0