Tag: Climate & the Environment
October 24, 2013
Sea-level rise poses a clear and present danger to the Texas Coast
Although it may not be noticeable to the naked eye, the sea is rising along the Texas Gulf Coast. This rise poses a significant risk to…
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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…
Read MoreOctober 21, 2013
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 MoreSeptember 30, 2013
Special Volume Honors Late Paleontologist Wann Langston Jr.
Colleagues and former students of Wann Langston Jr., an internationally renowned vertebrate paleontologist at the University of Texas at Austin who died in April 2013,…
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…
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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 13, 2013
Ancient Undersea Volcanoes Off Antarctica Hold Climate Secret
Los Angeles Times, July 13, 2013 Featuring: Ian Dalziel Ancient volcanoes discovered deep in the ocean off Antarctica may explain a climate mystery critical to…
Read MoreJuly 9, 2013
Climate change’s heat intensifies drought in the USA
USA Today, July 9, 2013 Featuring: J.P. Nicot Texas’ current drought is caused by changes in ocean circulation patterns such as La Nina, anthropogenic climate…
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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…
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