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Warming turns tundra to forest

(Phys.org) -- In just a few decades shrubs in the Arctic tundra have turned into trees as a result of the warming Arctic climate, creating patches of forest which, if replicated across the tundra, would significantly ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 4 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Telling changes on the tundra

(Phys.org) -- University of Alberta researchers are part of a groundbreaking, multinational study of the effect of global warming on tundra vegetation in various regions around the world.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study reveals for first time true diversity of life in soils across the globe, new species discovered

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microscopic animals that live in soils are as diverse in the tropical forests of Costa Rica as they are in the arid grasslands of Kenya or the tundra and boreal forests of Alaska and Sweden, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Largest recorded tundra fire yields scientific surprises

In 2007 the largest recorded tundra fire in the circumpolar arctic released approximately as much carbon into the atmosphere as the tundra has stored in the previous 50 years, say scientists in the July 28 ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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

As Arctic temperatures rise, tundra fires increase, researchers find

In September, 2007, the Anaktuvuk River Fire burned more than 1,000 square kilometers of tundra on Alaska's North Slope, doubling the area burned in that region since record keeping began in 1950. A new analysis ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Melting tundra creating vast river of waste into Arctic Ocean

The increase in temperature in the Arctic has already caused the sea-ice there to melt. According to research conducted by the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, if the Arctic tundra also melts, vast amounts ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Motorola phone talks a tough game

For some people, a phone is just a phone. They don't need e-mail, a Web browser or a camera. They just want to make a call. And the last thing they want to worry about is what will happen to a phone that's dropped or gets ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1