Some plants in arid regions benefit from climate change, study finds
Getting Solar Dynamic Observatory into focus
From Sept. 6 to Sept. 29, 2012, NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) moved into its semi-annual eclipse season, a time when Earth blocks the telescope's view of the sun for a period of time each day. Scientists ...
Oct 06, 2012
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Non-native plants show a greater response than native wildflowers to climate change
Climate scepticism highest in US, Britain
Awareness of climate change is high in many countries, especially the tropics, but in Britain, Japan and the United States many are doubtful about the cause, a poll published on Thursday said.
Oct 04, 2012
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National Ice Core Lab stores valuable ancient ice
It's a freezing cold day inside the National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL) in Denver, Colo., as it is every day of the year. That's because the NICL is a facility for storing and studying ice cores recovered ...
Oct 02, 2012
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Scientists link nutrient pollution to coral bleaching
Too many nutrients can put corals at risk, a new study shows. Excessive nitrogen in the water affects their ability to cope with rising water temperatures and other environmental pressures, making them vulnerable ...
Sep 27, 2012
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Scientists predict major shifts in Pacific ecosystems by 2100
What if you woke up every day to find that the closest grocery store had moved several miles farther away from your home? Over time, you would have to travel hundreds of extra miles to find essential food ...
Sep 24, 2012
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Sea level controls carbon accumulation in the Everglades
How much carbon is stored in the organic soils of tropical wetlands is becoming an important question as erosion, agriculture, and global climate change slowly set into motion a series of processes that could potentially ...
Sep 20, 2012
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Evolutionary capacity of many fruit fly species will lag behind pace of climate change, researchers say
(Phys.org)—Many species of fruit fly lack the ability to adapt effectively to predicted increases in global temperatures and may face extinction in the near future, according to new research.
Sep 18, 2012
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Manhattan-sized ice island heads out to sea
Remember that enormous slab of ice that broke off Greenland's Petermann Glacier back in July? It's now on its way out to sea, a little bit smaller than it was a couple of months ago—but not much. At aro ...
Sep 18, 2012
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Most coral reefs are at risk unless climate change is drastically limited
Coral reefs face severe challenges even if global warming is restricted to the two degrees Celsius commonly perceived as safe for many natural and man-made systems. Warmer sea surface temperatures are likely ...
Sep 16, 2012
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Melting glaciers key to greater reliance on hydroelectric power?
(Phys.org)—The great glaciers of the Alps are melting. Several climate change scenarios, some of which are based on an average temperature increase of +4°C, predict their complete disappearance by the ...
Sep 14, 2012
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Modeling used to predict age- and season-based distributions of North Sea fish
Ancient Alaskans' experience with 'Little Ice Age' may inform climate change coping strategies
In a scientific first, chemical analysis of ancient Eskimo hair found in Western Alaska could reveal how people in the region lived through times of climate change over the last 1000 years.
Sep 10, 2012
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