Posts Tagged ‘EurekAlert’
Tropical cyclones to cause greater damage
Tropical cyclones to cause greater damage Public release date: 1-Feb-2012[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: David [email protected] University Tropical cyclones will cause $109 billion in damages by 2100, according to Yale a...
Extreme droughts could increase by 15 percent in Spain by the middle of the century
Extreme droughts could increase by 15 percent in Spain by the middle of the century Public release date: 26-Jan-2012[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: [email protected] - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology ...
Climate change invites alien invaders – Is Canada ready?
Climate change invites alien invaders Is Canada ready? Public release date: 19-Jan-2012[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Andrea [email protected] Science Publishing (NRC Research Press) Ottawa, Ontario - A comprehensive multi-disciplin...
European mountain vegetation shows effects of warmer climate
European mountain vegetation shows effects of warmer climate Public release date: 8-Jan-2012[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Ottar [email protected] University of Science and Technology IMAGE: Anne Olga S...
Russian river water unexpected culprit behind Arctic freshening near US, Canada
Russian river water unexpected culprit behind Arctic freshening near US, Canada Public release date: 4-Jan-2012[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Sandra [email protected] of Washington IMAGE: Red arrows show the new pat...
Rapid rise in wildfires in large parts of Canada?
Rapid rise in wildfires in large parts of Canada? Public release date: 16-Dec-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Tilo [email protected] Association of German Research Centres Ecologists show for the first time threshold va...
KAIST’s successful transfer of green technology
KAIST's successful transfer of green technology Public release date: 1-Dec-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Lan [email protected] Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) The city of McAllen, Texas, wi...
Lightning sprites are out-of-this-world
Lightning sprites are out-of-this-world Public release date: 21-Nov-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: George [email protected] Friends of Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University researchers predict "sprites" in the atmospher...
Antarctica’s Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains mystery solved
Antarctica's Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains mystery solved Public release date: 17-Nov-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Deborah [email protected] Science Foundation Multiple ancient tectonic events may have formed youthful loo...
Storm chasers of Utah
Storm chasers of Utah Public release date: 10-Nov-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Lee [email protected] of Utah Tornado-hunting radar truck seeks Wasatch snow and rain IMAGE: During a Nov. 1 snowstorm in Ut...
NCAR wind forecasts save millions of dollars for Xcel Energy
NCAR wind forecasts save millions of dollars for Xcel Energy Public release date: 10-Nov-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact:David [email protected] Center for Atmospheric Research/UCAR Media Relations Additional contact:Zh...
UA scientists find evidence of Roman period megadrought
UA scientists find evidence of Roman period megadrought Public release date: 4-Nov-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Daniel [email protected] of Arizona A new study at the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tre...
Prehistoric greenhouse data from ocean floor could predict earth’s future, MU study finds
Prehistoric greenhouse data from ocean floor could predict earth's future, MU study finds Public release date: 27-Oct-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Steven [email protected] of Missouri-Columbia Evidence of water ma...
NASA continues critical survey of Antarctica’s changing ice
NASA continues critical survey of Antarctica's changing ice Public release date: 13-Oct-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Steve [email protected]/Goddard Space Flight Center IMAGE: NASA�s Operation IceBridge m...
Long-lost Lake Agassiz offers clues to climate change
Long-lost Lake Agassiz offers clues to climate change Public release date: 5-Oct-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Greg [email protected] of Cincinnati Not long ago, geologically speaking, a now-vanished lake covered a hug...
Climate change will show which animals can take the heat
Climate change will show which animals can take the heat Public release date: 29-Sep-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Richard [email protected] University IMAGE: The speckled black salamander, one of the spec...
Study predicts sea level rise may take economic toll on California coast
Study predicts sea level rise may take economic toll on California coast Public release date: 13-Sep-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Elaine [email protected] Francisco State University California beach towns could face hefty ec...
Researchers predict extreme summertime temperatures to become a regular occurrence
Researchers predict extreme summertime temperatures to become a regular occurrence Public release date: 9-Sep-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Patrick [email protected] To happen even if expected increases in global temper...
Using 61 years of tropical storm data, scientists uncover landfall threat probabilities
Using 61 years of tropical storm data, scientists uncover landfall threat probabilities Public release date: 9-Sep-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Barbra [email protected] of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine &am...
Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells
Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells Public release date: 30-Aug-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Robert [email protected] of Southern California USC chemists develop way to safely store, extract hydrogen A team of USC s...
Scented laundry products emit hazardous chemicals through dryer vents
Scented laundry products emit hazardous chemicals through dryer vents Public release date: 24-Aug-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Hannah [email protected] of Washington The same University of Washington researcher who us...
India: heavy metal — in and around the lakes
Heavy metal -- in and around the lakes Public release date: 8-Aug-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Pravin [email protected] Publishers Pollution due to toxic heavy metals at the Jail Talav and Kalwa Lakes of Thane City Heav...
Human influence on the 21st century climate: 1 possible future for the atmosphere
Human influence on the 21st century climate: 1 possible future for the atmosphere Public release date: 5-Aug-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Mary [email protected]/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory New results from t...
East Africa’s climate under the spell of El Niño since the last Ice Age
East Africa's climate under the spell of El Ni�o since the last Ice Age Public release date: 4-Aug-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Gisela [email protected] of Hawaii ‑ SOEST IMAGE: Lake Challa with Mt...
US sets drought monitor’s ‘exceptional drought’ record in July
US sets drought monitor's 'exceptional drought' record in July Public release date: 1-Aug-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Brian [email protected] of Nebraska-Lincoln Worst classification for drought in nearly 12 percent o...
Chemical make-up of Gulf of Mexico plume determined
Chemical make-up of Gulf of Mexico plume determined Public release date: 20-Jul-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Cheryl [email protected] Science Foundation Fluid sample collected directly from broken riser at Macondo well ...
Typhoon Ma-on’s eye seen in NASA satellite Images
Typhoon Ma-on's eye seen in NASA satellite Images Public release date: 15-Jul-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Rob [email protected]/Goddard Space Flight Center IMAGE: This image of Typhoon Ma-on from the MODI...
One-third of central Catalan coast is very vulnerable to storm impact
One-third of central Catalan coast is very vulnerable to storm impact Public release date: 13-Jul-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: [email protected] - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology IMAGE: Sout...
Lie of the land beneath glaciers influences impact on sea levels
Lie of the land beneath glaciers influences impact on sea levels Public release date: 12-Jul-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Catriona [email protected] of Edinburgh Fresh research into glaciers could help scien...
Air pollution linked to learning and memory problems, depression
Air pollution linked to learning and memory problems, depression Public release date: 5-Jul-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Laura [email protected] State University COLUMBUS, Ohio � Long-term exposure to air pollution can ...
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