Tag: Global Warming Science
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Man-made Pollution Shifting Tropics and Sub-Tropics Poleward
"If a poleward displacement of the mid-latitude storm tracks also occurs, this will shift mid-latitude precipitation poleward, impacting regional agriculture, economy, and society."
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Successful, Dragon Capsule one Step Closed to ISS
After being delayed once, SpaceX's Dragon 9 rocket took flight and brought the Dragon capsule to orbit, with the ultimate goal of docking to the International Space Station (ISS). This mission is historic for many reasons...
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Seagrasses Can Store Twice as Much Carbon as Forests
The majority of the stored carbon is in the soil anchoring seagrasses, where it can be several meters deep and could be storing carbon for thousands of years.
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Statistical Analysis Shows 2 Degree Temperature Rise Zones in North America
Analysis bridges differences between various climate change models to predict North American climate change with high certainty. Will skeptics finally be convinced?
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NASA Discovers Yet Another Terrifying Global Warming Feedback Loop
As if the melting methane-packed permafrost and shrinking Arctic ice sheets weren't enough.
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Dinosaur Farts Contributed to Global Warming, Study Suggests
A British study has found that dinosaur flatulence could have produced 520 million tons of methane gas annually, contributing to a warm climate.
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Antarctic Octopus Genes Contain Clues About Ancient Catastrophic Ice Sheet Collapse
If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed, it could raise seas by 16 feet (5 meters), which would be disastrous. Thankfully, we're not at that point yet, but if the Earth's climate keeps warming, we could eventually get there.
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Citizens Contribute Over 1 Million Observations to National Nature Database
The one millionth observation was registered on the US National Phenology Network today. What's phenology? So glad you asked ...
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Particulate Pollution Delayed Climate Change Over Eastern United States
It's important to clean up the air because of things like acid rain and respiratory diseases, but under certain conditions, particulate matters in the air can reflect some heat back into space and create a regional cooling effect.
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Seven Out of Ten Americans Agree: Climate Change Leads to Extreme Weather
A new Yale study shows that Americans are "connecting the dots" between extreme weather and climate change.
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Tennessee Passes Law Allowing Creationism, Climate Denial to be Taught in Classroom
Woops.
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Copper Gold Nanoparticles Could Convert CO2 to Fuel Cost Effectively
Copper can convert carbon dioxide to methane efficiently -- as long as a patina coating does not slow things down.
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You Have Just Experienced the Hottest US Winter on Record
The average temperature in March was 8.6˚ F hotter than the 20th century average, NOAA reports. As a whole, Jan-March was 6˚ F hotter.
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Richard Feynman Explains How Nature is the Key to Science (Video)
This emotional mashup features Richard Feynman explaining the critical relationship between science and the natural world.
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Extreme Weather USA: 2012 Kicks Off With Record Heat, Tornadoes & Drought
Three months in, and 2012 is already filled with extreme weather events.
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Best of Green: Science
From robotic spiders to the best-looking endangered species to the best nature photographer, find out who won this year's Best of Green awards in the Science category.
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Watch NASA's Animation of the World's Ocean Surface Currents
NASA depicts the world's interlocking, swirling ocean currents in this grade-A visualization.
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An Appropriately Profane Response to the Impending Irreversibility of Global Warming
Upon receiving the latest bad news from scientists on climate change, I have composed a post that should accurately reflect one's reaction. Do not read if you are offended by four letter words, or news that the world as we know it is ending.
