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An Accurate Picture Of Ice Loss In Greenland
Researchers are developing a
method for creating an
accurate picture of
Greenland’s shrinking
ice cap. On the strength of
this method, it is now
estimated that Greenland is
... > full story
Thinning Of Greenland Glacier Attributed To Ocean Warming Preceded By Atmospheric Changes
The sudden thinning in 1997
of Jakobshavn Isbræ,
one of Greenland's largest
glaciers, was caused by
subsurface ocean warming,
... > full story
Tropical Rainforest And Mountain Species May Be Threatened By Global Warming
Contrary to conventional
wisdom, tropical plant and
animal species living in
some of the warmest places
on Earth may be threatened
... > full story
Fitness In A Changing World: Genetics And Adaptations Of Alaskan Stickleback Fish
The stickleback fish,
Gasterosteus aculeatus, is
one of the most thoroughly
studied organisms in the
wild, and has been a
... > full story
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Waterborne Disease Risk Upped In Great Lakes
October 11, 2008 — An anticipated increased incidence of climate-related extreme rainfall events in the Great Lakes region may raise the public health risk for the 40 million people who depend on the lakes for their ... > full story -
Species Extinction By Asteroid A Rarity
October 10, 2008 — New research argues in favor of a "sick earth" mechanism for most extinctions, rather than external event like an asteroid ... > full story -
Satellite Data Reveals Extreme Summer Snowmelt In Northern Greenland
October 10, 2008 — The northern part of the Greenland ice sheet experienced extreme snowmelt during the summer of 2008, with large portions of the area subject to record melting days. This conclusion is based on an ... > full story -
Satellite Image Analysis Reveals South Ossetian Damage
October 9, 2008 — Satellite images captured before and after the Aug. 7-8 clash between Georgia, South Ossetian separatists and Russia reveal that 424 civilian structures near Tskhinvali were damaged by Aug. 19 -- ... > full story -
Deepest-living Fishes Caught On Camera For First Time
October 8, 2008 — Scientists filming in one of the world's deepest ocean trenches have found groups of highly sociable snailfish swarming over their bait, nearly five miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. ... > full story -
'Deadly Dozen' Reports Diseases Worsened By Climate Change
October 8, 2008 — A new report lists 12 pathogens that could spread into new regions as a result of climate change, with potential impacts to both human and wildlife health and global ... > full story -
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Environmental Migrants: UN Meeting Aims To Build Consensus On Definitions, Support, Protection
October 8, 2008 — A growing international consensus to formally recognize and protect people uprooted by environmental problems is expected to accelerate at a major conference. Featured at the conference: early ... > full story -
Future Risk Of Hurricanes: The Role Of Climate Change
October 8, 2008 — Researchers are homing in on the hurricane-prone Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to assess the likely changes, between now and the middle of the century, in the frequency, intensity, and tracks of ... > full story -
Tropical Wetlands Hold More Carbon Than Temperate Marshes
October 8, 2008 — Tropical wetlands are able to absorb and hold onto about 80 percent more carbon than can wetlands in temperate zones, according to a new study. The scientists extracted soil cores from wetlands in ... > full story -
Fishy Future Written In The Genes
October 7, 2008 — The roadmap to the future of the gorgeously-decorated fish which throng Australia’s coral reefs may well be written in their genes. Of particular importance may be to protect ... > full story
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