News tagged with climate data

Genetics of Arctic plants under serious threat from climate change, study says

A new EU study by a team of Austrian, French and Norwegian researchers has found that rising temperatures as a result of climate change will have differing genetic consequences within single Arctic plant species. ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New map for what to plant reflects global warming

(AP) -- Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Climate change invites alien invaders -- Is Canada ready?

A comprehensive multi-disciplinary synthesis just published in Environmental Reviews reveals the urgent need for further investigation and policy development to address significant environmental, social and economic impact ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Evidence of past Southern hemisphere rainfall cycles related to Antarctic temperatures

Geoscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Minnesota this week published the first evidence that warm-cold climate oscillations well known in the Northern Hemisphere over ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tropical clouds hold clues for the global water cycle

(PhysOrg.com) -- To study the wellspring of atmospheric water, you have to start with tropical clouds. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory showed that global climate models are not accurately ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Drilling for climate change

Researchers aboard the drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution will finish their Mediterranean voyage next week to unearth thousands of centuries of climate data from beneath the ocean floor.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Climate change: South Africa has much to lose

(AP) -- Imagine the savannas of South Africa's flagship Kruger Park so choked with brush, viewing what game is left is nearly impossible. The Cape of Good Hope without penguins. The Karoo desert's seasonal ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Erratic, extreme day-to-day weather puts climate change in new light

The first climate study to focus on variations in daily weather conditions has found that day-to-day weather has grown increasingly erratic and extreme, with significant fluctuations in sunshine and rainfall ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Trees on tundra's border are growing faster in a hotter climate

Evergreen trees at the edge of Alaska's tundra are growing faster, suggesting that at least some forests may be adapting to a rapidly warming climate, says a new study.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Unravelling the causes of the Ice Age megafauna extinctions

Was it humans or climate change that caused the extinctions of the iconic Ice Age mammals (megafauna) such as the woolly rhinoceros and woolly mammoth?

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Arctic chill brings Facebook data center to Sweden

(AP) -- Facebook will build a new server farm on the edge of the Arctic Circle - its first outside the U.S. - that will improve performance for European users of the social networking site, officials said ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Modern ecosystems feel ancient climate change effect

Earth's animals migrate to ensure their survival in suitable conditions. This is especially true when climate cycles switch between warm and cool periods. Now researchers in Denmark and the United Kingdom ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Changes in rainfall patterns are projected for next 30 years

Manoa have projected an increased frequency of heavy rainfall events but a decrease in rainfall intensity during the next 30 years (2011-2040) for the southern shoreline of Oahu, according to a recent study ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

World's highest webcam brings Everest to Internet

The world's highest webcam has been installed in the Nepalese Himalayas, beaming live images of Mount Everest back to scientists studying the effects of climate change on the planet's tallest peak.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Special report highlights 'greatest hits' of scientific supercomputing

In 2007, a report that concluded that the Earth was warming, probably as a result of human activities, resulted in a share of the Nobel Peace Prize. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1