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Vatican Science Panel Calls Attention to the Threat of Glacial Melt
May 6, 2011 A panel of some of the world's leading climate and glacier scientists has issued a report commissioned by the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences citing the moral imperative before society to ... > full story -
Effects of Climate Change in Arctic More Extensive Than Expected, Report Finds
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 ... > full story -
Dark Side of Spring? Pollution in Our Melting Snow
March 28, 2011 With birds chirping and temperatures warming, spring is finally in the air. But for environmental chemist Torsten Meyer, springtime has a dark ... > full story -
Measurements of Winter Arctic Sea Ice Shows Continuing Ice Loss, Study Finds
March 24, 2011 The 2011 Arctic sea ice extent maximum that marks the beginning of the melt season appears to be tied for the lowest ever measured by satellites, say ... > full story -
Canadian Avalanche Victims Die Significantly Quicker Than Swiss Counterparts, Study Finds
March 21, 2011 Avalanche victims buried in Canada die significantly quicker than those buried in Switzerland, according to new ... > full story -
Soot Packs a Punch on Tibetan Plateau's Climate
March 3, 2011 New research shows that soot from industrial and agricultural pollution is landing on the Tibetan Plateau is causing snow to melt earlier on the plateau. As a result, India and China are experiencing ... > full story -
Wolverine Population Threatened by Climate Change
February 3, 2011 Wolverine habitat in the northwestern United States is likely to warm dramatically if society continues to emit large amounts of greenhouse gases, according to new computer model simulations. The ... > full story -
Ice Cores Yield Rich History of Climate Change
February 2, 2011 On Friday, Jan. 28 in Antarctica, a research team investigating the last 100,000 years of Earth's climate history reached an important milestone completing the main ice core to a depth of 3,331 ... > full story -
NASA Satellites Capture Data on Monster Winter Storm Affecting 30 U.S. States
February 1, 2011 One of the largest winter storms since the 1950s is affecting 30 U.S. states with snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain. NASA satellites have gathering data on the storm that stretches from Texas and ... > full story -
Ice Dome Made Using Novel Construction Method
February 1, 2011 Civil engineers have built an ice dome 10 meters in diameter in Obergurgl, in the Austrian Alps, using an ingenious construction ... > full story
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