Scientists at the University of California, Davis, are taking the temperature—and other measurements—of lakes of all sizes and shapes throughout the mountains of California to see how climate change is affecting them ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 20, 2018
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Extreme heat over the North China Plain is happening with increasing frequency in recent years, posing a substantial threat to human health and social activities. Thus, the mechanism behind the formation of extreme heat is ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2018
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Hawksbill turtles aren't the only marine turtles threatened by the destabilizing effects of climate change, but a new study from researchers at Florida State University shows that this critically endangered species could ...
Ecology
Dec 14, 2018
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If warming trends continue, Quelccaya, which until recently was the world's largest tropical ice cap, will have reached a state of irreversible retreat by the mid-2050s, according to a new study led by University at Albany ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 24, 2018
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Winds blowing across snow dunes on Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf cause the massive ice slab's surface to vibrate, producing a near-constant set of seismic "tones" scientists could potentially use to monitor changes in the ice ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2018
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Smoke generated by wildfires can cool river and stream water temperatures by reducing solar radiation and cooling air temperatures, according to a new study in California's Klamath River Basin.
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2018
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Infrared light provides scientists with temperature data and that's important when trying to understand the strength of storms. NASA's Aqua satellite provided those cloud top temperatures of Category 4 Hurricane Sergio in ...
Environment
Oct 11, 2018
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Summer is officially over. Gone are the days of sun, swimming, and neighborhood clambakes.
Environment
Oct 3, 2018
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Since the advent of the industrial revolution in the early 19th century, increases in greenhouse gas emissions are thought by scientists to have steadily driven the increase in global-mean surface temperature, known as global ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2018
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The vaulted canopies that tower above Earth's rich tropical forests could be especially vulnerable to climate change-related temperature increases, according to a new report from Florida State University researchers.
Environment
Jul 26, 2018
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