Climate Events – Page 13

Arctic Sea Ice Collapse Triggers Record Greenland Icesheet Melt
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
This year’s record melt in northern latitudes has surprised – even shocked – many climate scientists. While most of...
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Ancient Empires Produced Significant Greenhouse Gasses
By the Editor on October 4, 2012
An analysis of Greenland ice core samples indicates significant global methane emissions per capita during the Roman Empire and...
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Tree Rings Reveal Amazon’s Rainfall History
By the Editor on October 3, 2012
Samples from eight cedar trees in Bolivia have helped shed light on the seasonal rainfall in the Amazon basin...
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Plastic Debris Found in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean
By the Editor on October 2, 2012
Researchers on 70,000-mile voyage to investigate climate change say effect of humans is now 'truly planetary'
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Great Barrier Reef Has Lost Half Its Coral Cover Since 1985
By the Editor on October 2, 2012
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover since 1985, according to a new study...
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Oceanic Planktons May Help Predict Future
By the Editor on October 1, 2012
Planktons constitute 98% of the ocean world and a group of researchers, after studying these in detail, believes that...
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Future Is Grim for Southwestern U.S. Forests
By the Editor on October 1, 2012
Combine the tree-ring growth record with historical information, climate records, and computer-model projections of future climate trends, and you...
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Climate Change May Shrink Fish
By the Editor on October 1, 2012
Fish species are expected to shrink in size by up to 24% because of global warming, say scientists. Researchers...
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Desert Climate in Western U.S. Influenced By Ancient Water Cycle
By the Editor on September 28, 2012
The climate change we are currently experiencing, while disconcerting and increasingly uncomfortable, is not unprecedented when viewed through the...
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Climate Change Is Already Damaging Global Economy
By the Editor on September 27, 2012
Climate change is already contributing to the deaths of nearly 400,000 people a year and costing the world more...
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