climate

$200 million more on climate-related health research

harminka — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:32:14 -0500

Using clever chemistry, a Scripps Research team has pinpointed the enzyme target of a drug group that stops the progression of the devastating disease Friedreich's ataxia in mice and may do the same for humans. The findings, developed in collaboration with scientists from Repligen Corporation, help advance this treatment approach one step closer toward human clinical trials, which will be a welcome event for disease sufferers who currently have few treatment options.

Scientists Developed New Definition of Seawater

harminka — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:07:42 -0500

The world's peak ocean science body has adopted a new definition of seawater developed by Australian, German and US scientists to make climate projections more accurate.

Volcanoes cool the tropics

harminka — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:57:54 -0600

Climate researchers have shown that big volcanic eruptions over the past 450 years have temporarily cooled weather in the tropics—but suggest that such effects may have been masked in the 20th century by rising global temperatures.

Sunlight has more powerful influence on ocean circulation

harminka — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:24:27 -0600

A study reported in today's issue of Nature disputes a longstanding picture of how ice sheets influence ocean circulation during glacial periods.

New insights into climate and oceans

harminka — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:09:46 -0500

Ice core and ocean deposit comparisons show complex links between carbon dioxide levels, ocean currents and climate; may help explain past, present and future climate trends

Invisible waves shape continental slope

harminka — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:11:46 -0500

A class of powerful, invisible waves hidden beneath the surface of the ocean can shape the underwater edges of continents and contribute to ocean mixing and climate, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have found.

Regulation of monsoon climate by two different orbital rhythms

harminka — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:29:19 -0500

Were the past glacial ages wetter or dryer? Though it is often asked, this question does not actually make much sense because temperature and precipitation do not oscillate with the same rhythm. Glacial ages (periods of globally low temperature and a larger volume of polar ice) typically recur at 100,000 year intervals.

Coralline red algae as high-resolution climate recorders

harminka — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:26:30 -0500

Assessing human impact on climate and ecosystems and predicting future climate evolution require knowledge of climates from past centuries.

Parts of UK could be too hot for wine-making by 2080

harminka — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:57:44 -0500

Increasing summer temperatures could mean some parts of southern England are too hot to grow vines for making wine by 2080, according to a new book launched today (26 May 2008).

European research for climatic change analysis

harminka — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:33:42 -0500

The prediction of future climate is, undoubtedly, one of the main challenges of our time, marked by the concern about climatic change and its effects, such as drought and natural disasters, poles thaw, rise of the sea level, diseases, etc. Climatic change poses different scientific challenges to researchers from all over the world, which must be tackled with new ideas, reliable data and advanced instruments.

Hot climate could shut down plate tectonics

harminka — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:43:56 -0500

A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics on Earth and similar planets finds that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate tectonics and cause a planet's crust to become locked in place.

Stressed seaweed contributes to cloudy coastal skies

harminka — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:15:05 -0500

Scientists at The University of Manchester have helped to identify that the presence of large amounts of seaweed in coastal areas can influence the climate.