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Did Dust Storms Make 1930s Dust Bowl Drought Worse?
April 30, 2008 Climate scientists using computer models to simulate the 1930s Dust Bowl on the US Great Plains have found that dust raised by farmers probably amplified and spread a natural drop in rainfall, ... > full story -
Emissions Irrelevant To Future Climate Change?
April 27, 2008 Climate change and the carbon emissions seem inextricably linked. However, new research suggests that this may not always hold true, although it may be some time before we reach this saturation ... > full story -
'Well Above-Average' Hurricane Season Forecast For 2008
April 9, 2008 The Colorado State University forecast team upgraded its early season forecast saying the U.S. Atlantic basin will likely experience a well above-average hurricane season. The team's forecast now ... > full story -
Climate Change Threatens Amazonian Small Farmers
March 26, 2008 A six-year study of Amazonian small farmers and their responses to climate change shows the farmers are vulnerable to natural catastrophes and risky land use ... > full story -
Ocean Dead-Zones May Be Linked To Global Warming
February 14, 2008 A review of all available ocean data records concludes that the low-oxygen events which have plagued the Pacific Northwest coast since 2002 are unprecedented in the five decades prior to that, and ... > full story -
El Nino At Play As Source Of More Intense Regional US Wintertime Storms
January 28, 2008 The next time you have to raise your umbrella against torrents of cold winter rain, you may have a remote weather phenomenon to thank that many may know by name as El Nino, but may not well ... > full story -
2007 Was Tied As Earth's Second Warmest Year
January 16, 2008 Climatologists have found that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earth's second warmest year in a century. The greatest warming in 2007 occurred in the Arctic, and neighboring high latitude regions. Global ... > full story -
Global Climate Change: The Impact Of El Niño On Galápagos Marine Iguanas
December 12, 2007 A before-and-after study led by Yale biologists, of the effects of 1997 El Niño on the genetic diversity of marine iguanas on the Galápagos Islands, emphasizes the importance of ... > full story -
Number Of Tropical Storms In Recent Past Increasing
November 26, 2007 Counting tropical storms that occurred before the advent of aircraft and satellites relies on ships logs and hurricane landfalls, making many believe that the numbers of historic tropical storms in ... > full story -
Synchronized Chaos: Mechanisms For Major Climate Shifts
August 1, 2007 In the mid-1970s, a climate shift cooled sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean and warmed the coast of western North America, bringing long-range changes to the northern hemisphere. ... > full story
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