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Tropical forests affected by habitat fragmentation store less biomass and carbon dioxide

Tropical forests affected by habitat fragmentation store less biomass and carbon dioxide

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created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Deforestation in tropical rain forests could have an even greater impact on climate change than has previously been thought. The combined biomass of a large number of small forest fragments left over after ...





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NASA's TRMM satellite sees Tropical Storm Cleo form in southern Indian Ocean

NASA's TRMM satellite sees Tropical Storm Cleo form in southern Indian Ocean

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 1

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite captured the birth of Tropical Storm Cleo in the southern Indian Ocean today, December 7.


Strong regional climatic fluctuations in the tropics

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Climatic fluctuations close to the equator show a different pattern to climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic. In the tropics distinct 11500 year fluctuations between wet and dry periods can be clearly identified which ...


Laurence still causing warnings and watches in northern west Australia

Laurence still causing warnings and watches in northern west Australia

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although the center of Tropical Cyclone Laurence has been over land for two days, it's still holding together and bringing heavy rains and gusty winds to the northern coastal areas of West Australia and will ...


Super Typhoon Nida to pass east of Iwo To and Chichi Jima

Super Typhoon Nida to pass east of Iwo To and Chichi Jima

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nida is still holding on to Super Typhoon status in the Western Pacific Ocean, and over the weekend, is forecast to pass east of both Iwo To and Chichi Jima islands. Although the center of Nida will remain ...


Tropical Cyclone Laurence menaces Northern Australia

Tropical Cyclone Laurence menaces Northern Australia

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Laurence is still a tropical cyclone even though the storm has made landfall in northern West Australia and is moving over land. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite noticed some powerful ...


Cyclone Cleo has reached its maximum wind speed

Cyclone Cleo has reached its maximum wind speed

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created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA Satellites noticed that Tropical Cyclone Cleo had reached its maximum strength, and was now moving into areas that will weaken it. Cleo's maximum sustained winds were near 115 mph (100 knots), with gusts ...


TRMM sees 05B winding down off the Sri Lanka coast

TRMM sees 05B winding down off the Sri Lanka coast

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tropical Depression 05B is dissipating on the east coast of Sri Lanka today and over the next couple of days, but not before bringing some moderate and heavy rain over the next couple of days to some areas ...


Tropical Cyclone Mick forms quickly, hits Fiji in the southwestern Pacific

Tropical Cyclone Mick forms quickly, hits Fiji in the southwestern Pacific

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tropical Cyclone Mick formed over the weekend in the southwestern Pacific Ocean and made a quick landfall over Fiji's main island of Viti Levu earlier today, December 14. Mick made landfall as a Category ...


Tropical Storm Laurence set for second Australian landfall

Tropical Storm Laurence set for second Australian landfall

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tropical Storm Laurence tracked through Darwin Australia this weekend before sliding back into the Timor Sea and now Laurence is forecast to make a second landfall in Australia. Laurence is forecast to make ...


Irrigation decreases, urbanization increases monsoon rains

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created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Purdue University scientist has shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change.



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