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A group of investigators from the Kansas State University (KSU) say that the disposition of heat waves and droughts within a year plays a huge role in determining the effects these phenomena will have on ecosystems. A new study the team conducted looked at over 25 years-worth of data.
In other words, what the resea... |
14 February 2012
03:31 GMT |
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Throughout last year, heat and precipitation levels in the United States reached historic levels, and were accompanied by extensive flooding and other severe weather events. Combined, these occurrences led to 2011 establishing a high number of records as far as climate extremes go.
Some of these unusual weather pat... |
20 January 2012
03:52 GMT |
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A new study funded by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science shows that droughts such as the one currently affecting Texas and Oklahoma will become the norm over the next 40-50 years, and will not appear as out of the ordinary as they do today.
Statistically, the current drought is the worst to... |
6 December 2011
14:01 GMT |
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Experts at NASA were surprise at the extent of the Texan droughts revealed by new groundwater distribution maps produced by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites.
A joint mission between NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), GRACE are highly-advanced spacecraft, capable of conducting ... |
1 December 2011
03:50 GMT |
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When they first started drawing public attention on the potential effects of climate change, researchers also pointed out peatlands as an important source of carbon dioxide. A new study demonstrates that those early estimates of how much CO2 peat puts in the air were off by a wide margin.
It would now appear that th... |
21 November 2011
09:00 GMT |
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A group of investigators from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) announce the discovery of a direct link between human-induced global warming and the frequency of droughts affecting the Mediterranean Basin.
The research team, which is based in Boulde... |
28 October 2011
03:29 GMT |
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Scientists with the American space agency say that one of their satellite managed to determine the extent of the damage caused by last year's record-breaking drought on the forests of the Amazon.The study was conducted entirely from orbit, and was funded by NASA. Its main goal was to understand how this tremendo... |
30 March 2011
05:24 GMT |
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Over the past five years or so, the Amazon region has been plagued with two massive droughts, the second more intense than the first. The former, which took place throughout 2005, was to be a once-in -100-year event. But the one that plagued the river basin in 2010 was even more intense. Droughts are devastating to r... |
4 February 2011
06:51 GMT |
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For the past two decades or so, the eastern parts of the African continent have experienced numerous droughts, that succeeded one another faster and faster. According to a new scientific report, the trend is about to hold true for the foreseeable future as well.
Investigators say that global warming and temperatu... |
29 January 2011
04:29 GMT |
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For many years, scientists have known that correlations existed between the weather patterns governing the Pacific Ocean and the climate of both North America and Europe. In a recent investigation, however, it was demonstrated for the first time that the two seemingly-unrelated phenomena are indeed linked. The study ... |
11 June 2010
08:48 GMT |
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Central America was home to the Maya Civilization for more than 1,200 years. A vibrant culture, the Mayans lived in cities so densely packed, that they resembled modern-day metropolises such as Los Angeles. The civilization peaked around 900 AD, when everything seemed to be going well. All of a sudden, their culture ... |
8 October 2009
05:54 GMT |
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According to investigators at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), the water scarcity currently being experienced in southeastern Australia has been steadily developing for the past 15 years. While many have believed this to be the case, expert Dr. Albert van Dijk's study is ... |
28 August 2009
22:01 GMT |
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At a time when the world is facing growing food shortages, and droughts or floods have driven the price of basic food out of the reach of millions of people, the American space agency is working together with local authorities to supply governments with the most accurate estimates of soil traits. Based entirely on sa... |
27 May 2009
10:56 GMT |
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One of the most severe byproducts of global warming and climate change is increasing and widespread drought, which will affect a large number of nations in the future, especially those in regions already prone to experiencing such phenomena. Paradoxically, increased droughts will be joined by massive flooding, but ba... |
13 May 2009
06:35 GMT |
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Following a new scientific study commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), researchers have learned that Asia, in general, and especially its southeastern parts will be most severely affected by global warming and climate change until the end of the century. The shifts in weather patterns, sea levels and prec... |
27 April 2009
08:58 GMT |
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According to scientific predictions, the rising incidence of global warming-related phenomena, such as intense and powerful storms, floods and droughts, will force millions of people out of their homes, located in areas more prone to feeling these effects of climate change. As the atmosphere becomes clogged with carb... |
2 April 2009
03:04 GMT |
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