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Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole

Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole according to new research published this week (Thurs 23 April 2009).

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (70) | comments 12

Arctic ice cover hits historic low: scientists

The area covered by Arctic sea ice reached its lowest point this week since the start of satellite observations in 1972, German researchers announced on Saturday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (25) | comments 17

Melting sea ice major cause of warming in Arctic, new study reveals

Melting sea ice has been shown to be a major cause of warming in the Arctic according to a University of Melbourne, Australia study.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (16) | comments 23 | with audio podcast

Latest map of world's land cover unveiled by ESA

ESA’s 2009 global land cover map has been released and is now available to the public online from the ‘GlobCover’ website. GlobCover 2009 proves the sharpest possible global land cover map can ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Study could mean greater anticipated global warming

Global climate models disagree widely in the magnitude of the warming we can expect with increasing carbon dioxide. This is mainly because the models represent clouds differently. A new modeling approach successfully ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Cold winters caused by warmer summers, research suggests

Scientists have offered up a convincing explanation for the harsh winters recently experienced in the Northern Hemisphere; increasing temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic regions creating more snowfall in the autumn ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (13) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

UN climate report riddled with errors on glaciers (Update)

(AP) -- Five glaring errors were discovered in one paragraph of the world's most authoritative report on global warming, forcing the Nobel Prize-winning panel of climate scientists who wrote it to apologize ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 14

Growing Roundup-resistant weed problem must be dealt with, expert says

(PhysOrg.com) -- When Penn State weed scientist David Mortensen told members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee this summer that the government should restrict the use of herbicide-tolerant crops and impose ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 12

Austrian glaciers shrink dramatically

Austria's glaciers shrank dramatically this summer, the most since a record hot period in 2003, principally because of low amounts of snow the preceding winter, scientists said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 02, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 14

New study shows correlation between summer Arctic sea ice cover and winter weather in Central Europe

Even if the current weather situation may seem to speak against it, the probability of cold winters with much snow in Central Europe rises when the Arctic is covered by less sea ice in summer. Scientists of the Research Unit ...

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Asahi Glass unveils super-strong smartphone cover

Gorilla glass, meet Dragontrail. Asahi Glass Co., Japan's largest glass maker, on Thursday unveiled a super-tough, scratch resistant cover for gadgets that it says is six times stronger than conventional glass.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Himalayan farmers give early pointers on climate change

Himalayan villagers have won the backing of climate science for their suspicions that snow cover, water resources and the ecosystem are changing in their region, a study published Wednesday said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A new research report shows effects of climate change in the Arctic are more extensive than expected

Together with Terry Callaghan, a researcher at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Margareta is the editor of the two chapters on snow and permafrost.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 04, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Saving the soil and maintaining corn yields: research says yes to both

Two years into a study looking at methods of combining a living cover crop between corn rows shows that yield can be maintained at high levels using environmentally friendly practices.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Northern Eurasian snowpack could be a predictor of winter weather in US

Every winter, weather forecasters talk about the snow cover in the northern U.S. and into Canada as a factor in how deep the deep-freeze will be in the states. A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia indicates ...

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created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast