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Climate phenomenon influences England's chances in the Australian leg of the Ashes

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon has been shown to have a significant effect on the results of the Ashes cricket series. When the series is held in Australia, the Australian Cricket team is more likely to ...





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Forecasters say El Nino may be developing

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 4

(AP) -- A new El Nino could be approaching. Sea-surface temperatures have been warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean, suggesting the potential for the development of the El Nino climate phenomenon this summer, according ...


Cave study links climate change to California droughts

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor ...


Winter forecast: Warmer West, North; cooler South

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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

(AP) -- The Midwest and Northern United States are likely to get a warmer winter, while the Southeast can expect just the opposite: cooler and wetter conditions.


Climate change setback for acidified rivers

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Climate change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain, with wet weather offsetting improvements, according to a new study by Cardiff University.


Climate-change set-back for acidified rivers

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 12, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Climate change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain, as wet weather counteracts improvements, according to a new study by Cardiff University.


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Which way 'out of Africa'? New evidence provides an alternative route 'out of Africa' for early humans

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 14, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (29) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The widely held belief that the Nile valley was the most likely route out of sub-Saharan Africa for early modern humans 120,000 year ago is challenged in a paper published this week in the ...


La Niña Anomaly Could Affect Winter Weather in Colorado

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A strong La Niña that developed early last winter, only to disappear this summer, is showing signs of life again and could affect our winter weather, said University of Colorado at Boulder and NOAA atmospheric ...


Atlantic dynamo turned up the heat over Medieval Europe

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the April 3rd edition of Science a collaborative group of scientists from Switzerland, California and the UK report that medieval climate over Europe was heated by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). ...


Scientists: As rainfall changes, tropical plants may acclimate

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created May 07, 2007 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tropical plants may be more adaptable than commonly thought to changing rainfall patterns expected to accompany a warming climate, new research shows.


Cassini Maps Global Pattern of Titan's Dunes

Cassini Maps Global Pattern of Titan's Dunes

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Titan's vast dune fields, which may act like weather vanes to determine general wind direction on Saturn's biggest moon, have been mapped by scientists who compiled four years of radar data ...



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