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Melting Cave Ice Is Taking Ancient Climate Data with It
2014-10-28 19:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: On a recent visit to Crystal Ice Cave in Idaho, climate and cave researchers had to wade through frigid, knee-deep water to reach the ice formations that give the cave its name. Cavers are good-humored about the hardships of underground exploration, but this water was chilling for more than one reason: it was carrying away some of the very clues they had come to study. Ice is an invaluable source of information about the earth's past. Pollen trapped in ice from polar ice caps and mountaintop glaciers...
Melting Arctic increasing the chance of cold winters in Europe and Asia
2014-10-27 13:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Loss of ice in the Arctic triggered by global warming could result in more severe winters in Europe and central Asia, as freezing air from altered wind patterns would be pushed southwards, according to new research. Warming global temperatures driven by increased levels of greenhouse gas emissions have caused a rapid sea ice loss in the Arctic, which in also accelerating global warming, as sun light ends up into the ocean instead of being reflected away, therefore causing ocean temperatures to...
How to watch todays solar eclipse without melting your eyes
2014-10-23 16:42:14| Extremetech
This afternoon, almost everyone in the US, Canada, Mexico, and the 23 people living on the other side of the Bering Strait in Russia, will get to enjoy a partial solar eclipse. Unlike a lunar eclipse, be warned that you really shouldn't look directly at a solar eclipse, because it can permanently burn your retinas. Here's how to safely view the solar eclipse.
Melting ice leaves 35000 walrus stranded in Alaska - is climate change to blame?
2014-10-05 18:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mirror: This enormous gathering of walrus has been spotted off the coast of Alaska, sparking fears that climate change could be to blame. An estimated 35,000 walrus have been seen five miles north of Point Lay, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is thought the animals have been forced onto the beach because they cannot find any sea ice to rest on, due to rising temperatures. Margaret Williams managing director of WWFs Arctic programme, said: "The massive concentration...
While the Arctic is melting, the Gulf Stream remains
2014-10-04 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: A new study published Sunday in Nature Geoscience documents that the source of fresher Nordic Seas since 1950 is rooted in the saline Atlantic as opposed to Arctic freshwater that is the common inference. This is an important finding as it shows that the Gulf Stream is not about to short circuit. A halting Gulf Stream has been a concern with ongoing climate change; its collapse was taken to the extreme in the Hollywood blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow", says Tor Eldevik, professor in oceanography...
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