News tagged with earth climate
Cave study links climate change to California droughts
California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues on Climate Change
Deep under the sea, a fossil the size of a sand grain is nestled among a billion of its closest dead relatives. Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of calcium carbonate can tell you the sea ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Warmer climate not the cause of oxygen deficiency in the Baltic Sea
Oxygen deficiency in the Baltic Sea has never been greater than it is now. But it is not an effect of climate change but rather of increased inputs of nutrients and fertilisers. This is the finding of researchers at the University ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Man-Made Activities Affect Blue Haze (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Blue haze," a common occurrence that appears over heavily forested areas around the world, is formed by natural emissions of chemicals, but human activities can worsen it to the point of affecting the world's ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Ancient rainforests resilient to climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change wreaked havoc on the Earth’s first rainforests but they quickly bounced back, scientists reveal today. The findings of the research team, led by Dr Howard Falcon-Lang from Royal ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Planned emission cuts still mean far hotter Earth
(AP) -- Earth's temperature is likely to jump nearly 6 degrees between now and the end of the century even if every country cuts greenhouse gas emissions as proposed, according to a United Nations update.
Sep 24, 2009 |
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February launch for ESA's CryoSat ice mission
(PhysOrg.com) -- As members of the media visit IABG’s spacecraft test centre in Germany to learn more about ESA’s CryoSat mission and view the satellite, a new target launch date of 28 February 2010 has been ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 14, 2009 |
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ESA campaign reveals glimpse of future Sentinel-3 imagery
(PhysOrg.com) -- As part of the development process for ESA’s Sentinel-3 Earth observation mission, remote-sensing experts carried out an extensive experiment campaign across southern Europe this summer. The ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Scientists propose Antarctic location for 'missing' ice sheet
New research by scientists at UC Santa Barbara indicates a possible Antarctic location for ice that seemed to be missing at a key point in climate history 34 million years ago. The research, which has important ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Warming ocean contributes to global warming
The warming of an Arctic current over the last 30 years has triggered the release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from methane hydrate stored in the sediment beneath the seabed.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Earth's biogeochemical cycles, once in concert, falling out of sync
(PhysOrg.com) -- What do the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone," global climate change, and acid rain have in common? They're all a result of human impacts to Earth's biology, chemistry and geology, and the natural ...
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Geoengineering climate requires more research, cautious consideration, appropriate restrictions
deliberately manipulating physical, chemical, or biological aspects of the Earth system to confront climate change - could contribute to a comprehensive risk management strategy to slow climate change but could also create ...
Jul 21, 2009 |
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'Motion picture' of past warming paves way for snapshots of future climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- By accurately modeling Earth's last major global warming -- and answering pressing questions about its causes -- scientists led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison climatologist are unraveling ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Hara helps companies profit from being green
US startup Hara on Monday made a public debut with a service that shows businesses, organizations and governments how to profit from being Earth friendly.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Drilling drives a wedge at climate change summit
(AP) -- To drill or not drill for new oil and gas.
Apr 25, 2009 |
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