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Dirty Brown Clouds Impact Glaciers, Agriculture And The Monsoon
November 16, 2008 — Cities from Beijing to New Delhi are getting darker, glaciers in ranges like the Himalayas are melting faster and weather systems becoming more extreme, in part, due to the combined effects of ... > full story -
Measuring Water From Space
November 16, 2008 — Observations from satellites now allow scientists to monitor changes to water levels in the sea, in rivers and lakes, in ice sheets and even under the ground. As the climate changes, this information ... > full story -
Impact Of Climate Warming On Fish
November 15, 2008 — International consensus on the reality of climate change is now apparent: global warming is ascribable in large part to human activities. It is causing rapid deterioration of the environment and is ... > full story -
Corralling The Carbon Cycle: Calculating How Much Carbon Dioxide Is Absorbed And Released By Plants
November 14, 2008 — Scientists may have overcome a major hurdle to calculating how much carbon dioxide is absorbed and released by plants, vital information for determining the amount of carbon that can be safely ... > full story -
Glacial Erosion Changes Mountain Responses To Plate Tectonics
November 14, 2008 — Intense glacial erosion has not only carved the surface of the highest coastal mountain range on earth, the spectacular St. Elias range in Alaska, but has elicited a structural response from deep ... > full story -
Octopus Family Tree Traced Using New Molecular Evidence
November 13, 2008 — Many of the world's deep-sea octopuses evolved from species that lived in the Southern Ocean, according to new molecular evidence reported by ... > full story -
Global Warming Link To Amphibian Declines In Doubt
November 13, 2008 — Evidence that global warming is causing the worldwide declines of amphibians may not be as conclusive as previously thought, according to biologists. The findings, which contradict two widely held ... > full story -
Sedimentary Records Link Himalayan Erosion Rates And Monsoon Intensity Through Time
November 12, 2008 — Throughout history, the changing fortunes of human societies in Asia have been linked to variations in the precipitation resulting from seasonal monsoons. Research suggests that variations in monsoon ... > full story -
Airport Malaria: Cause For Concern In U.S.
November 12, 2008 — "Airport malaria" is a term coined by researchers to explain the more recent spread of malaria to areas such as the United States and Europe, which some scientists credit to warmer climate ... > full story -
Ice Age Beasts In Europe: Migration Of The Woolly Rhinoceros Earlier Than Assumed
November 12, 2008 — The newly described skull of the oldest woolly rhinoceros in Europe shows that these giant creatures -- with two impressively large horns on the bridge of their noses -- once roamed across central ... > full story -
Formula For Predicting Climate Change Impact On Salmon Stocks Established
November 12, 2008 — Scientists have found a way to accurately predict the impact of climate change on imperiled Pacific salmon stocks that could result in better management ... > full story -
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Top Scientific Meeting Urges Coordinated Response To Economic And Environmental Crises
November 11, 2008 — A fix for the economy must address ecological threats, a top international scientific meeting here has urged. Human society is moving dangerously beyond the planet's natural limits in a striking ... > full story
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