News tagged with global weather pattern
USDA links gene flow between weedy and domesticated rice to rising carbon dioxide levels
(Phys.org) -- New research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirms that rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide facilitate the flow of genes from wild or weedy rice plants to domesticated ...
May 24, 2012 |
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Start of 2012, March shatter US heat records
(AP) -- It has been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records were not just broken, they were deep-fried.
Apr 09, 2012 |
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UN chief to open ministers level at climate talks
(AP) -- An international treaty on climate change won't be enough to avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures, and countries need to voluntarily make deeper cuts in carbon emissions, the head of the ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Geoengineering could save Earth -- or destroy it
(AP) -- Brighten clouds with sea water? Spray aerosols high in the stratosphere? Paint roofs white and plant light-colored crops? How about positioning "sun shades" over the Earth?
Dec 02, 2011 |
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World temps maintain the heat of global warming
2011 is currently tied for the 10th hottest since records began in 1850 and Arctic sea ice has shrunk to record-low volumes this year, the U.N. weather office said Tuesday.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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What caused a giant arrow-shaped cloud on Saturn's moon Titan?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why does Titan, Saturn's largest moon, have what looks like an enormous white arrow about the size of Texas on its surface?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Brightening clouds: Atmospheric scientists evaluate a technique for reflecting more sunlight back to space
(PhysOrg.com) -- What happens when tiny seawater particles are intentionally injected into low clouds over the ocean? To answer this question, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the National ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 11, 2011 |
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Increased flooding driven by climate change: study
Global warming driven by human activity boosted the intensity of rain, snow and consequent flooding in the northern hemisphere over the last half of the 20th century, research released Wednesday has shown.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 16, 2011 |
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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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UN science chief defends work, welcomes review
(AP) -- The head of the U.N. scientific body on climate change defended Friday the work of the thousands of scientists who contribute to its reports, even as he welcomed a review of procedures that produced ...
May 14, 2010 |
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Researchers Work to Better Understand How Soot Emissions Impact Global Warming
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Tech, Carnegie Mellon University and the California Institute of Technology are collaborating to study the effects of soot on global warming.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 07, 2010 |
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New look at gravity data sheds light on ocean, climate
A discovery about the moon made in the 1960s is helping researchers unlock secrets about Earth's ocean today.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2009 |
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In hot water: World sets ocean temperature record (Update)
(AP) -- Steve Kramer spent an hour and a half swimming in the ocean this week - in Maine.
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Experts predict quieter Atlantic hurricane season
Weather experts on Wednesday reduced the number of projected hurricanes in the north Atlantic this season to four, two of them major hurricanes with winds above 178 kilometers (111 miles) per hour.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 04, 2009 |
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