News tagged with winter temperatures
New study reveals unexpected relationship between climate warming and advancing treelines
Aug 13, 2009 |
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A new study reveals that treelines are not responding to climate warming as expected. The research, the first global quantitative assessment of the relationship between climate warming and treeline advance, is published in ...
Arctic climate under greenhouse conditions in the Late Cretaceous
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 09, 2009 |
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New evidence for ice-free summers with intermittent winter sea ice in the Arctic Ocean during the Late Cretaceous - a period of greenhouse conditions - gives a glimpse of how the Arctic is likely to respond ...
This grass is still greener
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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In areas of the U.S. where golfers can enjoy the game year-round, winter temperatures, foot and equipment traffic, and frost can wreak havoc on healthy greens and present challenges for course managers and owners.
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Female katydids prefer mates 'cool' in winter and 'hot' in summer
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Mar 11, 2008 |
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Katydid (or didn’t she?) respond to the mating call of her suitors. According to scientists at the University of Missouri, one species of katydid may owe its ecological success and expanded habitat range to ...
Winter forecast: Warmer West, North; cooler South
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Oct 15, 2009 |
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(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.
Oregon moose herd thriving in winter
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Feb 19, 2008 |
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Oregon's only moose herd appears to be thriving in the northeast mountains this winter, state wildlife biologist Pat Matthews said.
Scientists Verify Predictive Model for Winter Weather
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 20, 2007 |
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Scientists have verified the accuracy of a model that uses October snow cover in Siberia to predict upcoming winter temperatures and snowfall for the high- and mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
Earth's seasons now arrive 2 days earlier, researchers report
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Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not only has the average global temperature increased in the past 50 years, but the hottest day of the year has shifted nearly two days earlier, according to a new study by scientists from the University ...
New study suggests winter babies face socioeconomic disadvantages
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Many of us may often feel that we've been born under an unlucky sign. Now, new research by a pair of University of Notre Dame economists suggests that some of us are, in fact, born in an unlucky season.
Melting snow provides clues for acidification
Feb 15, 2008 |
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In forests of the northeastern United States, sulfate and nitrate are the dominant dissolved forms of sulfur and nitrogen in precipitation. In winter, these acidic agents accumulate in the snowpack and are released to groundwater ...
Maine weather wreaking havoc on deer
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Mar 30, 2008 |
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Deer living in Maine and other portions of New England are likely battling starvation because of the region's tough winter, biologists say.
Hibernation-like behavior in Antarctic fish -- on ice for winter
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Mar 05, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered an Antarctic fish species that adopts a winter survival strategy similar to hibernation. Reporting this week in the journal PLoS ONE, the online journal from the Public Library of Sci ...
Birds migrate earlier, but some may be left behind as the climate warms rapidly
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Many birds are arriving earlier each spring as temperatures warm along the East Coast of the United States. However, the farther those birds journey, the less likely they are to keep pace with the rapidly changing climate.
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