Tag: Climate Dynamics
October 21, 2013
Global Warming Forecast for Amazon Rain Forest: Dry and Dying
The Amazon rain forest’s dry season lasts three weeks longer than it did 30 years ago, and the likely culprit is global warming, according to…
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Risk of Amazon Rainforest Dieback is Higher Than IPCC Projects
A new study suggests the southern portion of the Amazon rainforest is at a much higher risk of dieback due to stronger seasonal drying…
Read MoreOctober 15, 2013
An American Shutdown Reaches the Earth’s End
Joseph Levy was preparing for a season of scientific research in Antarctica last week when he got the call: Stand down. Dr. Levy, a research associate at…
Read MoreAugust 29, 2013
Sunlight hitting ground not behind recent warming
Variations in the rate of global warming since the 1970s were not caused by atmospheric changes that affect how much solar radiation reaches the Earth’s…
Read MoreJuly 24, 2013
Coastal Antarctic Permafrost Melting Faster Than Expected
For the first time, scientists have documented an acceleration in the melt rate of permafrost, or ground ice, in a section of Antarctica where the…
Read MoreJuly 9, 2013
Scientists Image Vast Subglacial Water System Underpinning West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
AUSTIN, Texas — In a development that will help predict potential sea level rise from the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists from The University of Texas…
Read MoreNovember 14, 2012
Changes in Sea Surface Temperature Patterns Caused 60-Year Slowdown of Walker Circulation
Scientists have discovered the cause for an observed slowdown in the Walker Circulation (WC) over the past 60 years, and in the process boosted their…
Read MoreNovember 1, 2012
Linking Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change
Hurricane Sandy was dubbed a “Super storm” for its unusual formation. Kerry Cook, a climate scientist at the Jackson School, calls it a hybrid that…
Read MoreDecember 23, 2008
The Big Picture: Rong Fu uses satellite data to study climate processes
Climatologist Rong Fu prefers a bird’s eye view of the Earth’s climate. That’s “birds,” as in satellites, which she uses to study climate processes in…
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