Items tagged with climate

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Sea Ice Ends Year at Same Level as 1979 Friday, January 2nd, 2009 - 14:34:31 - Anuradha Menon Thanks to a rapid rebound in recent months, global sea ice levels now equal those seen 29 years ago, when the year 1979 also drew to a close. Ice... read more

Green Goal of 'Carbon Neutrality' Hits Limit Friday, January 2nd, 2009 - 12:01:42 - Anuradha Menon Computer giant Dell Inc. said this summer that it has become "carbon neutral," the latest step in its quest to be "the greenest technology company on... read more

Humans, Oceans Shaped N. America Climate Monday, December 29th, 2008 - 11:56:53 - Ehud Rattner Greenhouse gases play an important role in North American climate, but differences in regional ocean temperatures may hold a key to predicting future... read more

North Atlantic Cold-Water Sink Returns! Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 - 11:15:10 - Ehud Rattner Scientists have found evidence that convective mixing in the North Atlantic, a mechanism that fuels ocean circulation and affects Earth's climate... read more

New Study: Forests Regulate Climate Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 - 17:13:42 - Ehud Rattner Scientists led by a team at the University of New Hampshire show that forests may influence the Earth's climate in important ways that have not... read more

Oceanographic Data to Predict Climate Change Sunday, November 9th, 2008 - 10:30:54 - Anuradha Menon Ecologists and oceanographers are attempting to predict the future impacts of climate change by reconstructing the past behavior of Arctic climate... read more

Dried Mushrooms to Rescue Climate Change? Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 - 12:43:20 - Anuradha Menon The fight against climate warming has an unexpected ally: mushrooms growing in dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and other... read more

Proof That Humans Cause Polar Warming Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 - 10:14:09 - Anuradha Menon New research by the University of East Anglia has demonstrated for the first time that human activity is responsible for significant warming in both... read more

Climate Change Seeps into the Sea Saturday, October 25th, 2008 - 14:15:38 - Anuradha Menon Good news has turned out to be bad. The ocean has helped slow global warming by absorbing much of the excess heat and heat-trapping carbon dioxide... read more

Gas From the Past Reveals Current Climate Saturday, October 4th, 2008 - 10:10:46 - Anuradha Menon Ice core and ocean deposit comparisons show complex links between carbon dioxide levels, ocean currents and climate; may help explain past, present... read more

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