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Atmospheric Rivers Set to Increase UK Winter Flooding
July 24, 2013 — The prolonged heat wave that has bathed the UK in sunshine over the past month has given the country an unexpected taste of summer that has seemed to be missing in recent years. However, a new study ... > full story -
NASA's Spitzer Observes Gas Emission from Comet ISON
July 23, 2013 — Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have observed what most likely are strong carbon dioxide emissions from Comet ISON ahead of its anticipated pass through the inner solar system later ... > full story -
Harvesting Electricity from the Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide
July 23, 2013 — A new method for producing electricity from carbon dioxide could be the start of a classic trash-to-treasure story for the troublesome greenhouse gas, scientists are reporting. The method uses CO2 ... > full story -
Rapid Upper Ocean Warming Linked to Declining Aerosols
July 23, 2013 — Australian scientists have identified causes of a rapid warming in the upper subtropical oceans of the Southern ... > full story -
First High-Resolution National Carbon Map of Panama
July 22, 2013 — Researchers have for the first time mapped the above ground carbon density of an entire country in high fidelity. They integrated field data with satellite imagery and high-resolution airborne Light ... > full story -
Most Flammable Boreal Forests in North America Become More So
July 22, 2013 — A 2,000-square-kilometer zone in the Yukon Flats of interior Alaska -- one of the most flammable high-latitude regions of the world, according to scientists -- has seen a dramatic increase in both ... > full story -
Climate Forecasts Shown to Warn of Crop Failures
July 22, 2013 — Climate data can help predict some crop failures several months before harvest, according to a new study from an international team. Scientists found that in about one-third of global cropland, ... > full story -
Sea Level Rise: New Iceberg Theory Points to Areas at Risk of Rapid Disintegration
July 22, 2013 — In events that could exacerbate sea level rise over the coming decades, stretches of ice on the coasts of Antarctica and Greenland are at risk of rapidly cracking apart and falling into the ocean, ... > full story -
Declining Sea Ice Strands Baby Harp Seals
July 22, 2013 — Young harp seals off the eastern coast of Canada are at much higher risk of getting stranded than adult seals because of shrinking sea ice cover caused by recent warming in the North Atlantic, ... > full story -
Climate Threatens Food Security of Pacific Islands
July 22, 2013 — Isolated in the middle of the ocean, Pacific islands rely closely on fishing for their economy and food security. But global warming could considerably reduce their accessible fish resources over the ... > full story
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