Global warming driven by human activity boosted the intensity of rain, snow and consequent flooding in the northern hemisphere over the last half of the 20th century, research released Wednesday has shown.
Earth Sciences
Feb 16, 2011
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Caribou, the North American cousin of reindeer, migrate farther than any terrestrial animal. They can cover thousands of miles as they move between winter feeding grounds and summer calving grounds. But many caribou herds ...
Ecology
Dec 12, 2019
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The weather phenomenon known as La Nina is returning for another season, likely bringing more drought, heavy rains and severe weather to some parts of the world, US forecasters said Thursday.
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2011
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Ever since humans could first observe sunspots about 400 years ago, we've been using them to try to define the solar cycle. Approximately every 11 years, solar activity such as sunspots and solar flares ebbs and flows, causing ...
Astronomy
Aug 10, 2022
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After interference from an unexpected climate event, La Nina is expected to re-establish her influence over weather patterns in the Southeast and bring warm and dry weather to the region for the rest of the ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Previously rare big city storms - like a tornado Aug. 19 that downed trees and ripped off roofs in downtown Minneapolis and the powerful thunderstorms in New York City a day earlier - may not be so unusual ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Tech, Carnegie Mellon University and the California Institute of Technology are collaborating to study the effects of soot on global warming.
Earth Sciences
May 7, 2010
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Arctic reindeer have no problems with snowstorms but are badly affected by rain, a finding that has implications for assessing how climate change affects wildlife, a study on Wednesday says.
Ecology
Sep 26, 2012
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(AP) -- Some South Pacific coral atolls have held their own or even grown in size over the past 60 years despite rising sea levels, research showed Thursday.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2010
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Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years—the highest of any continent in the world. As the warming trend continues, exceptional heat, wildfires, floods and other ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2022
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