News articles tagged with 'atmospheric'
Climate sensitivity to CO2 more limited than extreme projections
— 25 Nov 2011 09:00 | EnvironmentA new study suggests that the rate of global warming from doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be less than the most dire estimates of some previous studies - and, in fact, may…
Cutting carbon dioxide helps prevent drying
— 28 Mar 2011 18:42 | EnvironmentRecent climate modelling has shown that reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would give the Earth a wetter climate in the short term. New research from Carnegie…
Northern peatlands a misunderstood player in climate change
— 15 Mar 2011 21:23 | EnvironmentUniversity of Alberta researchers have determined that the influence of northern peatlands on the prehistorical record of climate change has been over estimated, but the vast northern…
Penn physicists develop scalable method for making graphene
— 3 Mar 2011 13:14 | PhysicsNew research from the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates a more consistent and cost-effective method for making graphene, the atomic-scale material that has promising applications…
Insects hold atomic clues about the type of habitats in which they live
— 17 Feb 2011 18:09 | BiologyScientists have discovered that insects contain atomic clues as to the habitats in which they are most able to survive. The research has important implications for predicting the effects…
Scientists find new way to estimate global rainfall and track ocean pollution
— 16 Feb 2011 04:11 | EnvironmentA study by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggests a new way to estimate how much of the ocean's pollution is falling…
Tool makes search for Martian life easier
— 9 Feb 2011 17:02 | AstronomyFinding life on Mars could get easier with a creative adaption to a common analytical tool that can be installed directly on the robotic arm of a space rover…
Paper archives reveal pollution's history
— 8 Feb 2011 17:15 | EnvironmentSome of the history preserved in old tomes and newspapers may be hiding in between the lines of print. A Weizmann Institute scientist has found that the paper in such collections contains…
The 20th Century Reanalysis Project: A time machine for climate scientists
— 25 Jan 2011 19:05 | EnvironmentFrom the hurricane that smashed into New York in 1938 to the impact of the Krakatoa eruption of 1883, the late 19th and 20th centuries are rich with examples of extreme weather. Now…
Shrinking snow and ice cover intensify global warming
— 19 Jan 2011 17:41 | EnvironmentThe decreases in Earth's snow and ice cover over the past 30 years have exacerbated global warming more than models predict they should have, on average, new research from the University…