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Lesser Prairie-Chicken Nest Survival May Decline by 2050
July 12, 2013 Lesser prairie-chicken nest survival may decrease to a level considered too low to sustain the current population by 2050, according to a new ... > full story -
Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Observed in Europe
July 12, 2013 This summer, Canada is experiencing unusually extensive wildfires. This week alone, 341 new forest fires have consumed a total area of 616,000 hectares. The smoke clouds produced by the fires in ... > full story -
Earthworms Could Help Scientists 'Dig' Into Past Climates
July 8, 2013 A team of UK researchers believes earthworms could provide a window into past climates, allowing scientists to piece together the prevailing weather conditions thousands of years ... > full story -
Mesoscale Ocean Eddies Impact Weather
July 7, 2013 Not only large-scale ocean currents impact weather but also relatively small eddies, as a new study reveals. The researchers therefore recommend to account for these eddies in weather prediction ... > full story -
Space Weather Forecast Study Turns Table of Effective Predictions on Its Head
July 5, 2013 A comparison of solar flare forecasting systems has turned the performance table of apparently effective prediction methods on its head. Researchers have tested the reliability of seven ... > full story -
Powerful Animal Tracking System Helps Research Take Flight
July 3, 2013 Call it a bird's eye view of migration. Scientists have created a new animal tracking system using a big data ... > full story -
Long-Running Jason-1 Ocean Satellite Takes Final Bow
July 3, 2013 The curtain has come down on a superstar of the satellite oceanography world that played the "Great Blue Way" of the world's ocean for 11-1/2 years. The successful joint NASA and Centre National ... > full story -
Cluster Spacecraft Detects Elusive Space Wind
July 2, 2013 A new study provides the first conclusive proof of the existence of a space wind first proposed theoretically over 20 years ago. By analysing data from the European Space Agency’s Cluster ... > full story -
El Nino Unusually Active in the Late 20th Century: Is It Because of Global Warming?
June 30, 2013 Reliable prediction of El Nino response to global warming is difficult, as El Nino varies naturally over decades and centuries. Instrumental records are too short to determine whether recent changes ... > full story -
Clearing Up Confusion on Future of Colorado River Flows
June 25, 2013 Leading experts on water issues in the Western U.S. have come together to establish what is known about the future of Colorado River water, and to understand the wide range of estimates for future ... > full story
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