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Faster Help For Avalanche Victims
December 6, 2007 — Victims buried by an avalanche only have a chance of survival if they can be quickly and precisely located under the snow. A novel position-ing system, which will use the signals of Europe's future ... > full story -
City Dwellers Look To Backyards When Deciding To Head To Slopes
December 5, 2007 — City dwellers are less likely to head to the slopes when their backyards are bare, even if New England ski resorts have many feet of packed power and ideal skiing conditions, according to new ... > full story -
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Labeling Keeps Our Knowledge Organized, Study Shows
December 4, 2007 — A popular urban legend suggests that Eskimos have dozens of words for snow. As a culture that faces frigid temperatures year-round, it is important to differentiate between things like snow on the ... > full story -
Environmental Monitoring Goes High-Tech In Switzerland
November 26, 2007 — How can we prepare for the natural hazards that will result from environmental change? How can we predict the effect of climate change on the Alps and other regions of Switzerland? How can we assess ... > full story -
Reading Past Climates From Ice Cores
October 11, 2007 — Climate change is a reality today, but how can we find out about the future dangers it poses? What we really need is a full record of the Earth's climate for several hundred thousand years, complete ... > full story -
Greenland Snow Melting Hit Record High In High Places, NASA Finds
September 25, 2007 — A new NASA-supported study reports that 2007 marked an overall rise in the melting trend over the entire Greenland ice sheet and, remarkably, melting in high-altitude areas was greater than ever at ... > full story -
Snowmelt In Antarctica Creeping Inland, Based On 20 Year Of NASA Data
September 20, 2007 — In a new NASA study, researchers using 20 years of data from space-based sensors have confirmed that Antarctic snow is melting farther inland from the coast over time, melting at higher altitudes ... > full story -
Scientists Verify Predictive Model For Winter Weather
August 20, 2007 — Scientists have verified the accuracy of a model that uses October snow cover in Siberia to predict upcoming winter temperatures and snowfall for the high- and mid-latitudes of the Northern ... > full story -
Man-Made Soot Contributed To Warming In Greenland In The Early 20th Century
August 9, 2007 — New research shows that industrial development in North America between 1850 and 1950 greatly increased the amount of black carbon -- commonly known as soot -- that fell on Greenland's glaciers and ... > full story -
Measuring The Retreat History Of Alpine Glaciers
July 23, 2007 — The lengths of alpine glaciers quickly adjust to changes in temperature and precipitation, making them sensitive indicators of climate. Recording changes in length of current glaciers is a matter of ... > full story
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