A group of York University investigators and their international counterparts have jointly created a database of lake surface temperatures, to help study ecological effects of climate change.
Environment
Mar 17, 2015
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Will we soon see the flowers of Edinburgh in full bloom in the depths of winter? This possibility is considered in a new study into the impact of global warming on spring flowering, published today in the International Journal ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2009
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In the midst of hurricane season, climatologists around the world are monitoring tropical storm formations that have the potential to escalate into deadly hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season included 17 named storms ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 18, 2018
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People around the world depend on food crops adapted to an array of temperature and precipitation regimes, but those conditions are in flux because of global climate change. So scientists want to identify plant traits that ...
Biotechnology
Dec 11, 2014
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A new study has found that plants regulate their leaf temperature with some independence from the surrounding air temperature, a trait that increases carbon uptake through photosynthesis. The research offers promise for refining ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2016
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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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The beaver is a unique ecosystem engineer that can create a landscape that would otherwise not exist, thanks to the animal's ability to build dams. As we experience more frequent heatwaves and drought, the potential role ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 27, 2022
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A new study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, has found that clean cooking with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) could avert 28,000 premature deaths and reduce global temperatures through successful implementation ...
Environment
Apr 2, 2020
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The weather forecast says it's going to be hot. Air temperatures are projected to soar into the high 90s or even reach the 100s. But in some places on the ground, it can feel a lot hotter—like the inside of an oven.
Environment
Jul 2, 2021
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Record high temperatures and extreme weather patterns, like those happening now throughout Europe and the U.S., are predicted to increase in frequency and intensity in the future, says Craig Ramseyer, an assistant professor ...
Environment
Jul 22, 2022
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