News tagged with snowmelt
Antarctic salty soil sucks water out of atmosphere: Could it happen on Mars?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The frigid McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica are a cold, polar desert, yet the sandy soils there are frequently dotted with moist patches in the spring despite a lack of snowmelt and no possibility ...
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Feb 27, 2012 |
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Climate change generates more Arctic tundra vegetation
Researchers in Finland have discovered that climate change has impacted various regions of the Arctic tundra by helping increase the levels of vegetation. Their data suggest that this rise could potentially ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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In forests, past disturbances obscure warming impacts
Past disturbances, such as logging, can obscure the effects of climate change on forest ecosystems. So reports a study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The paper, explor ...
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Argentine glacier advances despite global warming
(AP) -- Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier is one of only a few ice fields worldwide that have withstood rising global temperatures.
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Jun 14, 2009 |
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Landsat offers stunning comparison of flooding
Extreme rainfall and heavy snowmelt have combined this spring to bring the Mississippi River roaring beyond its banks. While humans on the ground have scrambled to evacuate, build sandbag walls and taken dramatic ...
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May 20, 2011 |
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Landsat satellites track continued Missouri River flooding
Flooding along the Missouri River continues as shown in recent Landsat satellite images of the Nebraska and Iowa border. Heavy rains and snowmelt have caused the river to remain above flood stage for an extended ...
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Jul 20, 2011 |
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Professor foresees rising Antarctic snowmelt
The 30-year record low in Antarctic snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austral summer was likely due to concurrent strong positive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El Niņo - Southern Oscillation) and SAM ...
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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Monitoring system warns of slippery slopes
Doren in the Austrian Bregenzerwald, February 2007: a slope 650 meters long breaks, resulting in a massive slide into the valley below. The nearest residential buildings are very close to the 70-meter-high ...
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Apr 07, 2011 |
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Measuring snow with a bucket, a windmill, and the sun?
In Maine, government scientists have figured out how to measure snowfall in remote areas with a bucket, a small windmill, and the sun - all the while saving money, energy, and, ultimately helping to save lives.
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Apr 22, 2009 |
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