Tag: climate change
October 9, 2015
New studies deepen concerns about a climate-change ‘wild card’
Two new studies are adding to concerns about one of the most troubling scenarios for future climate change: the possibility that global warming could slow…
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2015
Ancient Cold Period Could Provide Clues About Future Climate Change
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found that a well-known period of abrupt climate change 12,000 years ago occurred rapidly in northern…
Read MoreAugust 19, 2015
Saharan Heat Amped Up by Climate Change
The searing Sahara Desert is getting even hotter, at a rate two to four times greater than the rest of the tropics, say scientists in…
Read MoreAugust 10, 2015
Scientists Pioneer Method to Track Water Flowing Through Glaciers
Researchers for the first time have used seismic sensors to track meltwater flowing through glaciers and into the ocean, an essential step to understanding the…
Read MoreMarch 17, 2015
CO2 Increase Can Intensify Future Droughts in Tropics, Study Suggests
AUSTIN, Texas — A new study suggests that increases in atmospheric CO2 could intensify extreme droughts in tropical and subtropical regions — such as Australia, the…
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2015
Peering Inside Greenland’s Ice Sheet, in 3D
Want to know what the inside of an ice sheet looks like? A new 3D map and animation of the Greenland ice sheet lets researchers peer into…
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2015
Study Supplies Insight into Behavior of African Monsoon
Think of the Sahara and you will conjure images of a vast desert landscape, with nothing but sand as far as the eye can see. …
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2015
A 3-D View of the Greenland Ice Sheet Opens Window on Ice History
Scientists using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA’s Operation IceBridge and earlier airborne campaigns have built the first comprehensive map of layers deep inside…
Read MoreDecember 18, 2014
CO2 and the History of Weighing Smoke
Officials from countries around the word have met for the last two weeks in Lima, Peru to talk global climate change. At the heart of…
Read MoreDecember 18, 2014
Climate Deal Puts Spotlight on Carbon Capture Technology
The deal that the U.S. and China have struck to curb carbon emissions has been hailed as a breakthrough by many concerned with climate change,…
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