Study shows that Vikings enjoyed a warmer Greenland
A new study may resolve an old debate about how tough the Vikings actually were.
Earth Sciences
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Researchers find bottom of Pacific getting colder, possibly due to Little Ice Age
A pair of researchers, one with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the other Harvard University, has found evidence of deep ocean cooling that is likely due to the Little Ice Age. In their paper published in the journal ...
Global warming may be twice what climate models predict
A new study based on evidence from past warm periods suggests global warming may be double what is forecast.
Earth Sciences
Jul 5, 2018
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Ancient Greenland was much warmer than previously thought
A tiny clue found in ancient sediment has unlocked big secrets about Greenland's past and future climate.
Earth Sciences
Jun 4, 2018
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Research pair suggest global warming almost completely natural (Update)
Australian biologist and climate science denialist Jennifer Marohasy and computer scientist John Abbot have published a paper in the journal GeoResJ outlining their study of climate change using neural network technology—their ...
Research links aquatic ecosystem changes in the Chinese Loess Plateau to anthropogenic climate change
New research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, has determined that aerosol-weakened summer monsoons have triggered changes in aquatic ecosystems of the Chinese Loess Plateau region.
Environment
Feb 28, 2017
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Simple rule predicts when an ice age ends
A simple rule can accurately predict when Earth's climate warms out of an ice age, according to new research led by UCL.
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2017
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Climate cycles may explain how running water carved Mars' surface features
Dramatic climate cycles on early Mars, triggered by buildup of greenhouse gases, may be the key to understanding how liquid water left its mark on the planet's surface, according to a team of planetary scientists.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2016
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Scientists say ocean fossils found in mountains are cause for concern over future sea levels
Tiny ocean fossils distributed widely across rock surfaces in the Transantarctic Mountains point to the potential for a substantial rise in global sea levels under conditions of continued global warming, according to a new ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2016
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New Antarctic ice discovery aids future climate predictions
A team of British climate scientists comparing today's environment with the warm period before the last ice age has discovered a 65% reduction of Antarctic sea ice around 128,000 years ago. The finding is an important contribution ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2016
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