As a consequence of climatic changes, the number of avalanche threats has been increasing in the Alps and other alpine regions, with fatal consequences for…
Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decadeMarch temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: -0.10 C (about 0.18 degrees Fahrenheit)…
The origin of the strong ozone losses are very low temperatures in the stratosphere (about 20 km altitude) that release chlorine and bromine atoms from the…
The first animals to hit the hay – technically warm-season grasses known as C4 plants – were zebras’ ancestors, starting 9.9 million years ago. Next, some but…
The findings from the study, which was carried out by scientists from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the USDA Forest Service,…
Projections of where this debris might head have been made by Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner at the International Pacific Research Center, University of…
Over the past few days ozone-depleted air masses extended from the north pole to southern Scandinavia leading to higher than normal levels of ultraviolet (UV)…
The Northwestern Pacific Ocean basin can experience tropical cyclones almost all year 'round, except that activity is usually minimal in February and March….
“This fossil opens up a new way of thinking about the evolution of some of the first flowering plants,” said Indiana University Bloomington biologist David…
Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society have stumbled upon a geological colossus in a remote corner of Afghanistan: a natural stone arch spanning…
In recent decades, destructive earthquakes in the U.S. have only been moderate to strong in size or have occurred in sparsely populated areas; the country has…
Hydrogeologist David Boutt, an expert in the mechanics and flow paths of subsurface water, with UMass Amherst graduate student Kaitlyn Weider, recently…
In reality change is the norm along the coast, and although nothing is certain, a warming climate could mean quicker or more significant change over the next…
“The greenness levels of Amazonian vegetation — a measure of its health — decreased dramatically over an area more than three and one-half times the size of…
Bedrock in Central Asia that would have formed mountains instead was sand-blasted into dust, said lead author Paul Kapp.”No one had ever thought that wind…
As recent events in Japan have shown, earthquakes and their effects can have devastating consequences. For those countries located on the so-called Ring of…
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