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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 17 hours ago | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 34 | with audio podcast

Greenhouse gas levels hit 'troubling milestone'

(AP) — The world's air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global warming pollutant.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 50

Geoengineering: A whiter sky

One idea for fighting global warming is to increase the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere, scattering incoming solar energy away from the Earth's surface. But scientists theorize that this solar geoengineering could have ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 16 | with audio podcast