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Rising Temperature Difference Between Hemispheres Could Dramatically Shift Rainfall Patterns in Tropics
April 2, 2013 One often ignored consequence of global climate change is that the Northern Hemisphere is becoming warmer than the Southern Hemisphere, which could significantly alter tropical precipitation ... > full story -
NASA's SORCE Satellite Marks a Decade in the Sun
April 2, 2013 NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite has been providing data on the sun's irradiance for 10 years. SORCE measures electromagnetic radiation produced by the sun and the ... > full story -
Extreme Algal Blooms: The New Normal?
April 1, 2013 A research team has determined that the 2011 record-breaking algal bloom in Lake Erie was triggered by long-term agricultural practices coupled with extreme precipitation, followed by weak lake ... > full storyMore: -
Gene Discovery May Yield Lettuce That Will Sprout in Hot Weather
March 29, 2013 Plant scientists have identified a lettuce gene and related enzyme that put the brakes on germination during hot weather -- a discovery that could lead to lettuces that can sprout year-round, even at ... > full story -
Is Global Warming Slowing Boston Marathon Winning Times?
March 29, 2013 Researchers recently looked into whether the effects of climate change can be found in the winning times of Boston Marathon ... > full story -
Americans Back Preparation for Extreme Weather and Sea-Level Rise
March 29, 2013 The majority of Americans express support for stronger coastal development codes, according to a new ... > full story -
Summer Melt Season Getting Longer on Antarctic Peninsula
March 27, 2013 New research from the Antarctic Peninsula shows that the summer melt season has been getting longer over the last 60 years. Increased summer melting has been linked to the rapid break-up of ice ... > full story -
'Moderate' New England Red Tide Forecasted for 2013
March 25, 2013 New England is expected to experience a "moderate" red tide this spring and summer, report scientists studying the toxic algae that cause blooms in the Gulf of Maine. The "red tide" is caused by an ... > full story -
Climate Models Are Not Good Enough, Researcher Argues
March 25, 2013 Only a few climate models were able to reproduce the observed changes in extreme precipitation in China over the last 50 ... > full story -
Understanding the Continuous Corn Yield Penalty
March 21, 2013 As escalating corn prices have encouraged many farmers to switch to growing corn continuously, they wonder why they have been seeing unusually high yield reductions over the past several ... > full story
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