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“Exceptionally long heat waves and other hot events could become commonplace in the United States in the next 30 years, according to a new study by Stanford University climate scientists.” Quoted from the Stanford University press release.
Tags: ads-by-google, australia, canada, change, climate, climate-change, florida, geology-news, massachusetts, michigan, virginia, washingtonUniversity of Missouri researchers are now studying whether increasing planet temperatures and carbon dioxide levels could lead to more frequent occurrences of atmospheric blocking – which might cause powerful weather fronts to remain stationary. These stationary fronts could cause heat waves or storms to persist at that location.
Tags: africa, australia, canada, change, climate-change, earth sciences, geology-news, Geology.com, global-change, mexico, united-states, washington#8220;California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor Isabel Montañez.#8221; Quoted from the UCDavis press release.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/7UKYl1VzO6s” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: africa, california, canada, caves and karst, change, environment, europe, Geology.com, global, global-warming, Jobs, marcellus-shale, mexicoAt the December climate summit in Copenhagen, Saudi Arabia and other countries might demand compensation for any loss in revenue that they suffer as a result of fuel switching to combat climate change.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/xiCQj3DYCns” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: ads-by-google, canada, change, energy, europe, geology-news, Geology.com, geophysics, global-warming, Jobs, michigan, oil and gas, pennsylvania, washingtonThe North American Association for Environmental Education 2009 Conference is being held October 7-10 in Portland, Oregon. A major conference strand will focus on climate change education. #8220;Understanding Climate#8221; is the theme for Earth Science Week 2009 which begins one day after this conference #8211; October 11, 2009.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/7ENe9ElTXTQ” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: africa, australia, change, earth, earth-science, europe, Geology.com, geophysics, global-warming, Jobs, massachusettsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a new free collection of resources to enhance middle school students’ understanding of climate change impacts on the United States’ wildlife and ecosystems. #8220;Climate Change#8221; is the theme for this year#8217;s Earth Science Week which will be celebrated October 11th through 17th, 2009.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/wMBBX9LdfvA” height=”1″ width=”1″/
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