News tagged with winter
Warmer planet temperatures could cause longer-lasting weather patterns
Whether it's never-ending heat waves or winter storms, atmospheric blocking can have a significant impact on local agriculture, business and the environment. Although these stagnant weather patterns are often ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 18, 2010 |
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How submarines, jets inspire Olympic gold dreams
Submarines and fighter jets are playing their part in the quest for Winter Olympics gold as competitors search for that crucial, extra edge.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Winter Olympics: Altitude affects skill sports, not just endurance events
For winter sports athletes, including Olympians competing in Vancouver this week, the altitude of the sports venue can have a significant impact on performance, requiring athletes in skill sports, such as figure skating, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2010 |
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An Olympic Forecast
The Vancouver Winter Olympics will not only challenge world-class athletes, but also a team of almost 100 meteorologists and atmospheric scientists tasked to provide the weather forecasts that keep the events ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2010 |
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49 states dusted with snow; Hawaii's the holdout
(AP) -- Forget red and blue -- color America white. There was snow on the ground in 49 states Friday. Hawaii was the holdout.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2010 |
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Spirit Finishes Pre-Winter Drives
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is now parked for the winter. The rover team is commanding Spirit this week to make additional preparations for the Mars southern hemisphere winter season. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Twitter creates list of 'tweeting' Olympians
Microblogging service Twitter is getting into the Olympic spirit and has created a list of winter athletes who "tweet."
Feb 11, 2010 |
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Spitzer Goes to the Olympics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Artwork inspired by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is making an appearance at this year's Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Exploring the limits: Understanding the challenges facing Winter Olympic champions
As the world turns its sporting gaze towards Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, The Physiological Society journal Experimental Physiology marks the occasion with a special issue exploring the biological and environmental challe ...
Feb 10, 2010 |
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The science behind the perfectly delivered curling rock
The centuries old game of curling is being put under the scrutiny of 21st century technology in a bid to help Canada's best curlers throw their way to gold at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Jan 19, 2010 |
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The Medical Minute: Don't be SAD over winter blues
Sunlight and seasonal changes have a great impact on human behavior. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression -- sometimes called the winter blues -- that follows a seasonal pattern and occurs at the same ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 13, 2010 |
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New research sheds light on Earth's coldest temperatures
(PhysOrg.com) -- Results from the first detailed analysis of the lowest ever temperature recorded on the Earth's surface can explain why it got so cold and how cold it could possibly get.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 12, 2010 |
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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 ...
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Researchers study microbes in cattle to unlock metabolic disease mysteries
Switching from warm-season grasses to cool-season forages can give livestock a belly ache, in some cases a deadly one, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists.
Jan 05, 2010 |
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Warming climate chills Sonoran Desert's spring flowers
Global warming is giving a boost to Sonoran Desert plants that have an edge during cold weather, according to new research.
Dec 16, 2009 |
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