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Water Evaporation From Plants Helps Cool Down The Climate, Study Demonstrates

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:05:15 +0000

A team from the Carnegie Global Ecology department have recently concluded that water evaporation on Earth actually cools down the atmosphere and fights global warming, but not in the way you’d be tempted to think. You probably know from elementary classes that evaporation happens with energy consumption, thus taking the heat from the object and […]

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Study Shows How Reduced Arctic Summer Snowfall Makes Ice Thinner

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:57:36 +0000

With the Arctic region warming quicker than any place on Earth, a new research presented today by Dr. James Screen from the University of Melbourne has evidenced that the rising temperatures and increased rainfall make the sea ice melt more and more.

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Global Warming Won’t Change Wind Power Potential, Indiana Researchers Say

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:59:24 +0000

Wind power is the most use form of clean energy that nations around the world are now harnessing as one of their most valuable asset. It has been speculated, though, that power extracted from wind will decrease while global temperatures will rise during the next decades. A study performed by Indiana University Bloomington researchers proves this theory is wrong, and encourages decision makers to pursue their existing plans.

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