Ready to shiver? Arctic air to put America on ice
Much of America is about to get the Arctic shivers.
Environment
Jan 3, 2015
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News tagged with cold weather
Temperature anomalies are warming faster than Earth's average
It's widely known that the Earth's average temperature has been rising. But research by an Indiana University geographer and colleagues finds that spatial patterns of extreme temperature anomalies—readings well above or ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2014
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The Gulf Stream kept going during the last Ice Age
The warm Atlantic water continued to flow into the icy Nordic seas during the coldest periods of the last Ice Age.
Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2014
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Climate scientist proposes extremely cold 2014 winter link to global warming
(Phys.org) —Tim Palmer, a climate scientist and professor at the University of Oxford in the U.K. has published a somewhat controversial Perspective piece in the journal Science. In it, he theorizes that heavy thunderstorms ...
Warm North Atlantic Ocean promotes extreme winters in US and Europe
The extreme cold weather observed across Europe and the east coast of the US in recent winters could be partly down to natural, long-term variations in sea surface temperatures, according to a new study published today.
Environment
Apr 1, 2014
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Extreme weather will lead to a century insect extinctions
(Phys.org) —Future episodes of extreme weather will lead to mass extinctions of insects and reptiles in the next century, according to a new international study by Danish and Australian scientists.
Ecology
Mar 25, 2014
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Many insect pests have survival strategies for cold weather
(Phys.org) —Will the extremely cold weather Texas experienced recently have any effect on insect populations this spring?
Ecology
Jan 22, 2014
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Weakened 'polar vortex' blamed for N. American chill
The bitter chill gripping North America is a result of Arctic air that has spilled southwards, and global warming may be a cause, an expert said on Monday.
Earth Sciences
Jan 6, 2014
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Climate change news reports focus on 'disaster' or 'uncertainty'
(Phys.org) —An Oxford University study shows that recent newspaper articles covering climate change are centred on narratives about disaster and uncertainty.
Environment
Sep 19, 2013
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German grain harvest higher despite floods
Germany, Europe's second-biggest grain producer after France, reported a 3.0-percent increase in its harvest this year, despite the bad weather and flooding, data showed on Thursday.
Ecology
Aug 22, 2013
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