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Counting Cats: The Endangered Snow Leopards of the Himalayas
November 28, 2011 — The elusive snow leopard lives high in the mountains across Central Asia. Despite potentially living across 12 countries the actual numbers of this beautiful large cat are largely unknown. New ... > full story -
Climate Sensitivity to Carbon Dioxide More Limited Than Extreme Projections, Research Shows
November 24, 2011 — The rate of global warming from doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be less than the most dire estimates of some previous studies -- and, in fact, may be less severe than projected by the ... > full story -
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The Scoop on the Dangers of Snow Shoveling
November 23, 2011 — Urban legend warns shoveling snow causes heart attacks, and the legend seems all too accurate, especially for male wintery excavators with a family history of premature cardiovascular disease. ... > full story -
Storm Chasers of Utah
November 10, 2011 — A truck-mounted radar dish often used to chase Midwest tornadoes is getting a workout in Utah this month as meteorologists use it to get an unprecedented look inside snow and rain storms over the ... > full story -
Extreme Melting on Greenland Ice Sheet, Team Reports; Glacial Melt Cycle Could Become Self-Amplifying
October 25, 2011 — The Greenland ice sheet can experience extreme melting even when temperatures don't hit record highs, according to a new analysis by Dr. Marco Tedesco, assistant professor in the Department of Earth ... > full story -
Astronomers Find Ice and Possibly Methane on Snow White, a Distant Dwarf Planet
August 22, 2011 — Astronomers have discovered that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10 -- nicknamed Snow White -- is an icy world, with about half its surface covered in water ice that once flowed from ancient, slush-spewing ... > full story -
Reforestation's Cooling Influence Is a Result of Farmers' Past Choices
July 26, 2011 — Decisions by farmers to plant on productive land with little snow enhances the potential for reforestation to counteract global warming, concludes new research. Previous research has led scientists ... > full story -
Detailed Picture of Ice Loss Following the Collapse of Antarctic Ice Shelves
July 25, 2011 — Researchers have combined data from multiple sources to provide the clearest account yet of how much glacial ice surges into the sea following the collapse of Antarctic ice ... > full story -
Snow Leopard Population Discovered in Afghanistan
July 13, 2011 — Biologists have discovered a surprisingly healthy population of rare snow leopards living in the mountainous reaches of northeastern Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor, according to a new ... > full story -
More Rain, Less Snow Leads to Faster Arctic Ice Melt
July 5, 2011 — Rising air temperatures in the Arctic region have led to an increase in rainfall and a decrease in snowfall, making the sea ice more susceptible to melting, a new study has ... > full story
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