Climate
Mayan Deforestation and Drought
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
– Climate change brought on by land use decisions may have contributed to the collapse of Mayan society in the ninth century.
Posted on
February 1st, 2012
Climate, Earth Observation
Major study of ocean acidification helps scientists evaluate effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide on marine life
Originally Published by ScienceDaily
– Might a penguin’s next meal be affected by the exhaust from your tailpipe?
In Classrooms, Climate Change Is the New Evolution
Originally Published by Mother Jones
– The National Center for Science Education — a group dedicated to fighting the teaching of creationism in public schools — is expanding its mission in response to attacks on the teaching of climate science.
Posted on
January 23rd, 2012
Climate
Carbon dioxide is ‘driving fish crazy’
Originally Published by ScienceDaily
– Rising carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes with serious consequences for their survival.
Posted on
January 22nd, 2012
Biodiversity, Climate
2011 Global Temperatures
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
– Analysis of global temperatures shows that the year was the 9th hottest in the past 130 years. Nine of the ten warmest years have occurred since 2000.
Posted on
January 21st, 2012
Climate
Is the battle over Keystone XL actually over?
Originally Published by Washington Post
– President Obama announced Wednesday that he was rejecting a Canadian firm’s application for a permit to build and operate the Keystone XL pipeline.
Migrating Siberian Shrubs
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
– Over the past forty years, shrubs have invaded the Siberian tundra, a sign that the Arctic is fundamentally changing as temperatures warm.
Posted on
January 19th, 2012
Climate, Earth Observation
Cuts in Methane, Soot Emissions Quickly Save Lives, Climate, Crops
Originally Published by ENS
– Reducing emissions of black carbon and methane could slow climate change, increase crop yields and prevent hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year.
Posted on
January 17th, 2012
Agriculture, Climate, Health
What Rising Temperatures May Mean for World’s Wine Industry
Originally Published by e360
– As the world continues to warm, some traditional winemaking regions scramble to adapt, while others see themselves as new wine frontiers.
Posted on
January 13th, 2012
Agriculture, Climate
Siberia was a wildlife refuge in the last ice age
Originally Published by New Scientist
– Siberia could hold clues as to how ecosystems will adapt to future climate change.
Posted on
January 12th, 2012
Climate, Ecosystems
NASA Daily Image
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA