Tag Archives: Climate
First habitable exoplanet? Climate simulation reveals new candidate that could support Earth-like life
ScienceDaily (May 16, 2011) — The planetary system around the red dwarf Gliese 581, one of the closest stars to the Sun in the galaxy, has been the subject of several studies aiming to detect the first potentially habitable exoplanet. Two candidates have already been discarded, but a third planet, Gliese 581d, can be considered … Continue reading
Climate change psychology: Coping and creating solutions
ScienceDaily (Apr. 18, 2011) — Psychologists are offering new insight and solutions to help counter climate change, while helping people cope with the environmental, economic and health impacts already taking a toll on people’s lives, according to a special issue of American Psychologist, the American Psychological Association’s flagship journal.Climate change “poses significant risks for — … Continue reading
Climate change allows invasive weed to outcompete local species
ScienceDaily (June 1, 2011) — Yellow starthistle already causes millions of dollars in damage to pastures in western states each year, and as climate changes, land managers can expect the problem with that weed and others to escalate.When exposed to increased carbon dioxide, precipitation, nitrogen and temperature — all expected results of climate change — … Continue reading
Aquarius to illuminate links between salt, climate
ScienceDaily (May 18, 2011) — When NASA’s salt-seeking Aquarius instrument ascends to the heavens this June, the moon above its launch site at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base won’t be in the seventh house, and Jupiter’s latest alignment with Mars will be weeks in the past, in contrast to the lyrics of the song from … Continue reading
Climate change analysis predicts increased fatalities from heat waves
ScienceDaily (May 4, 2011) — Global climate change is anticipated to bring more extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves that could impact human health in the coming decades. An analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health calculated that the city of Chicago could experience between 166 and 2,217 … Continue reading
Minor cause, major effect: Interactions in ecosystems can intensify impact of climate change
ScienceDaily (May 3, 2011) — In a new study, marine biologists from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), together with colleagues from six other countries, show that highly complex interactions in ecosystems can intensify the impact of climate change within a relatively short period of time.The study is published in the current issue of … Continue reading
Will global climate change enhance boreal forest growth?
ScienceDaily (May 16, 2011) — With an increasingly warmer climate, there is a trend for springs to arrive earlier and summers to be hotter. Since spring and summer are the prime growing seasons for plants — when flowers bloom and trees increase in girth and height — do these climate changes mean greater seasonal growth … Continue reading
Effects of climate change in Arctic more extensive than expected, report finds
ScienceDaily (May 4, 2011) — A much reduced covering of snow, shorter winter season and thawing tundra: The effects of climate change in the Arctic are already here. And the changes are taking place significantly faster than previously thought. This is what emerges from a new research report on the Arctic, presented in Copenhagen this … Continue reading
2,300-year climate record suggests severe tropical droughts as northern temperatures rise
ScienceDaily (May 12, 2011) — A 2,300-year climate record University of Pittsburgh researchers recovered from an Andes Mountains lake reveals that as temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere rise, the planet’s densely populated tropical regions will most likely experience severe water shortages as the crucial summer monsoons become drier. The Pitt team found that equatorial regions … Continue reading
Interest in climate change ‘is waning’
Interest in climate change is waning, according to Jeremy Farrar, head of Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam.Speaking on the Financial Times podcast, the researcher suggested that without “political drive and community support”, there will not be the progress needed to tackle climate change in the short or medium term.He remarked: “There is no … Continue reading