News articles tagged with 'mountain' (Page 2)
Desert dust alters ecology of Colorado alpine meadows
— 30 Jun 2009 14:49 | EnvironmentAccelerated snowmelt - precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains - changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according…
Andes Mountains are older than previously believed
— 16 May 2009 11:27 | Geology and palaeontologyThe geologic faults responsible for the rise of the eastern Andes mountains in Colombia became active 25 million years ago - 18 million years before the previously accepted start date…
Glacial erosion changes mountain responses to plate tectonics
— 16 Nov 2008 14:44 | Geology and palaeontologyIntense glacial erosion has not only carved the surface of the highest coastal mountain range on earth, the spectacular St. Elias range in Alaska, but has elicited a structural response…
Origin of Alps-size Antarctic mountain range unknown
— 16 Oct 2008 11:28 | Geology and palaeontologyA U.S.-led, multinational team of scientists this month will investigate one of the Earth's last major unexplored places, using sophisticated airborne radar and ground-based seismologic…
The glaciers in the Pyrenees will disappear in less than 50 years
— 8 Sep 2008 12:06 | EnvironmentMuch has been said about the situation of the glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, but little is known about those in the high mountain areas of the Iberian Peninsular. A Spanish research…
Climate changes creating green and flowering mountains in Sweden
— 15 May 2008 13:12 | EnvironmentOur mountains are growing greener. At the border between woods and bare mountain, trees that require warm temperatures, such as oak, elm, maple, and black alder, have become established…
Human impact on biodiversity
— 7 May 2008 17:00 | EnvironmentIn order to manage biodiversity, both today and in the future, it is crucial to understand the processes driving the observed natural patterns of species distributions. Mountain ranges…