Slower snowmelt in a warmer world
We use a mix of historical data analysis and controlled regional climate model simulations to test the hypothesis of slower snowmelt in a warmer...
Forest Policy: Media influence on debate
Climatic Change http://doi.org/bzpd (2017)
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is an important instrument for mitigating climate change, particularly in forest-rich countries like...
Biosphere–atmosphere interactions: Deforestation size influences rainfall
The average size of cleared areas in the Amazon (pictured) has increased over many regions since the 1980s. Deforestation modifies regional moisture cycling as...
Regional dry-season climate changes due to three decades of Amazonian deforestation
Region and period of investigation.
The study is performed over the deforested regions of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, which lie between 65° W, 60°...
Long-term warming amplifies shifts in the carbon cycle of experimental ponds
Respiration and methanogenesis respond more strongly to temperature change than photosynthesis6, 7, 8, 9. Consequently, warming has been shown to increase CO2 and CH4...
Species’ traits influenced their response to recent climate change
Using ISI Web of Knowledge we conducted a systematic literature search of all relevant articles—published between 1990 and 2015—that reported an observed change in...
Assessing temperature pattern projections made in 1989
The geographical distribution of the difference in observed surface temperature between the recent 25-year period 1991–2015 and the 30-year reference period 1961–1990 is shown...
Museums as catalysts for change
Given the inertia that characterizes the public response to the challenges of climate change, it is reasonable to ask whether the forms and channels...
The visceral climate experience
Much as Pelto converts climate data directly into art, there are efforts to convert climate data into sound, and even music. Data sonification is...
Hydrology: Increasing river flood risk
Earth's Future http://doi.org/bzpc (2017)
GARY DYSON / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
The hydrological cycle is predicted to strengthen with global warming, increasing the amount and intensity of...
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