
Down Under Dinosaur Burrow Discovery Provides Climate Change Clues
The same paleontologist who
made the Montana discovery
of the first known dinosaur
burrow has now found the
trace fossil of a burrow in
... > full story

Ozone, Nitrogen Change The Way Rising Carbon Dioxide Affects Earth's Water
Through a recent modeling
experiment, researchers have
found that future
concentrations of carbon
dioxide and ozone in the
... > full story

Methane-eating Microbes Can Use Iron And Manganese Oxides To 'Breathe'
Iron and manganese
compounds, in addition to
sulfate, may play an
important role in converting
methane to carbon dioxide
... > full story

Beyond Carbon Dioxide: Growing Importance Of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) In Climate Warming
Some of the substances that
are helping to avert the
destruction of the ozone
layer could increasingly
contribute to climate
... > full story
- Down Under Dinosaur Burrow Discovery Provides Climate Change Clues
- Ozone, Nitrogen Change The Way Rising Carbon Dioxide Affects Earth's Water
- Methane-eating Microbes Can Use Iron And Manganese Oxides To 'Breathe'
- Beyond Carbon Dioxide: Growing Importance Of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) In Climate Warming
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Ice Volume Of Switzerland’s Glaciers Calculated
July 9, 2009 Switzerland's glaciers have lost twelve percent of their ice volume since 1999. The water stored in Switzerland's glaciers currently equates to about two thirds of the volume of Lake ... > full story -
Some Particles Cool Climate, Others Add To Global Warming
July 9, 2009 Particles cool down the climate, but to which extent? This has remained an unanswered question for scientists. A new study brings the scientific community a step closer to solving the ... > full story -
Seals Quickly Respond To Gain And Loss Of Habitat Under Climate Change
July 9, 2009 Southern elephant seals responded rapidly to climate and habitat change and established a new breeding site thousands of kilometers from existing breeding grounds, according to new research. ... > full story -
New Theory Gives More Precise Estimates Of Large-scale Biodiversity
July 9, 2009 The Census Bureau is good at profiling the US population by sampling small groups of people. Biologists, however, lack a good theory of how to estimate the richness of life in large areas like the ... > full story -
Climate Events Let Ice Age Mammoths Pass Far Below The 40°N Latitude
July 9, 2009 Europe's southern-most skeletal remains of a mammoth were unearthed in a moor on the 37°N latitude. This is considerably south of the inhospitable habitat than one usually imagines for mammoths, ... > full story -
Arctic Climate Under Greenhouse Conditions In The Late Cretaceous
July 9, 2009 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 ... > full story -
New NASA Satellite Survey Reveals Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Thinning
July 8, 2009 Arctic sea ice thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record. The new results, based on ... > full story -
Protecting Polar Bears With New Tracking Methods
July 8, 2009 A new approach to tracking polar bears will shed more light on the potentially endangered Arctic animal and help boost the economy of Canada's ... > full story -
Forest Fire Prevention Efforts Could Lessen Carbon Sequestration, Add To Greenhouse Warming
July 8, 2009 Widely sought efforts to reduce fuels that increase catastrophic fire in Pacific Northwest forests will be counterproductive to another important societal goal of sequestering carbon to help offset ... > full story -
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Power Of US Cities To Mitigate Climate Change And Steps They Need To Take To Adapt
July 8, 2009 US cities are starting to plan ways of coping with climate change, says a new report. Flooding of subways and other infrastructure caused by extreme weather and sea level rise, shortages of food, ... > full story
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