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Heavy ice could delay start of Shell Alaska's Arctic drilling

The heaviest polar ice in more than a decade could postpone the start of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean until the beginning of August, a delay of up to two weeks, Shell Alaska officials said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 45

Study: Small fluctuations in solar activity, large influence on the climate

(PhysOrg.com) -- Subtle connections between the 11-year solar cycle, the stratosphere, and the tropical Pacific Ocean work in sync to generate periodic weather patterns that affect much of the globe, according ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 9

Deconstructing a mystery: What caused Snowmaggedon?

In the quiet after the storms, streets and cars had all but disappeared under piles of snow. The U.S. Postal Service suspended service for the first time in 30 years. Snow plows struggled to push the evidence ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Why Europe's climate faces a stormy future

(PhysOrg.com) -- Europe is likely to be hit by more violent winter storms in the future. Now a new study into the effects of climate change has found out why.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 19 | with audio podcast

Pinot noir grapes reveal 700-year climate record

The French call pinot noir "the noble grape" and have long considered it a source of inspiration. Now it can also be appreciated as the reason for an extensive, localized climate record.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Sea level rise to alter economics of California beaches

Rising sea levels are likely to change Southern California beaches in the coming century, but not in ways you might expect.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study shows correlation between summer Arctic sea ice cover and winter weather in Central Europe

Even if the current weather situation may seem to speak against it, the probability of cold winters with much snow in Central Europe rises when the Arctic is covered by less sea ice in summer. Scientists of the Research Unit ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

New technology used to record Antarctic Ocean, ice temperatures

Half-mile long thermometers have been dropped through the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica that will give the world relevant data on sea and ice temperatures for tracking climate change and its effect on the glacial ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Sea ice melting as Arctic temperature rises

(AP) -- The temperature is rising again in the Arctic, with the sea ice extent dropping to one of the lowest levels on record, climate scientists reported Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 22

Heaven on Earth melting away

On a November evening, with the spring sun in northern Antarctica slowly setting about 11 p.m., the view from the top of the Marr Ice Piedmont - a glacier nearly 40 miles long by 20 miles wide - was all ice and sky. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (12) | comments 6

Rapid changes in the winter climate

The Baltic Sea winter climate has changed more in the last 500 years than previously thought. Research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that our part of the world has experienced periods of both ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Where do puffins go in the winter?

A recent increase in winter mortality in Atlantic puffins could be due to worsening conditions within the North Sea, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Marine Biology. The study used geolocation techno ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New methodology improves winter climate forecasting

It's hot out right now, but new research from North Carolina State University will help us know what to expect when the weather turns cold. Researchers have developed a new methodology that improves the accuracy ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 20, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0