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Understanding past climate change 'tipping points' can help us prepare for the future
extreme climate change Earth system models hydrosphere
2021/8/2
Of all the creatures on Earth, humans manipulate their environments the most. But, how far can we push it before something drastic happens? Scientists are calling for a better understanding of past ex...
Is Spring Getting Longer?UNH Research Points to a Lengthening “Vernal Window”
Spring Getting Longer UNH Research Points Vernal Window
2017/3/30
With the first day of spring around the corner, temperatures are beginning to rise, ice is melting, and the world around us is starting to blossom. Scientists sometimes refer to this transition from w...
Research by Rice University Earth scientists suggests that virtually all of Earth’s life-giving carbon could have come from a collision about 4.4 billion years ago between Earth and an embryonic plane...
Ancient extinction of giant Australian bird points to humans
Ancient extinction giant Australian bird
2016/2/22
The first direct evidence that humans played a substantial role in the extinction of the huge, wondrous beasts inhabiting Australia some 50,000 years ago -- in this case a 500-pound bird -- has been d...
Sediment buried in Oregon Coast Range points to a frosty past
Sediment buried Oregon Coast Range points frosty past
2015/12/7
Lush greenery rich in Douglas fir and hemlock trees covers the Triangle Lake valley of the Oregon Coast Range. Today, however, geologists across the country are more focused on sediment samples dating...
Warming Climate May Devastate Major U.S. Crops--Study Suggests Tipping Points for Corn, Soybeans, Cotton(图)
Warming Climate Major U.S. Crops Tipping Points Corn Soybeans Cotton
2009/12/10
Three of the most important crops produced in the United States—corn, soybeans and cotton—are predicted to suffer declines of as much as 80 percent if temperatures continue to rise with manmade climat...
Southern Glaciers Grow Out of Step With North--New Dating Technique Points to Differences Over 7,000 Years(图)
Southern Glaciers New Dating Technique Over 7,000 Years
2009/12/10
The vast majority of the world’s glaciers are retreating as the planet gets warmer. But a few, including ones south of the equator, in South America and New Zealand, are inching forward. A new study i...