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How El Niño is Hiding the Effects of Climate Change

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 05:42:01 +0000

Weather patterns are endlessly complicated, a fact that stands in the way of climate change awareness. Year after year, despite all the mounting evidence and expert testimony, people are still reluctant to take responsibility for their role in the global ecosystem. For many, the moment it snows, any notion of global “warming” gets dismissed. There may […]

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Climate Change Creates New Problems for Bees

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 19:23:59 +0000

Bees have faced a number of environmental problems over the last several years, starting with the mysterious colony collapse disorder. Now pollution from climate change will further add to this important insects’ problems, as ground-level ozone makes flowers’ scent molecules degrade more quickly. Humanity relies on bee activity to a staggering extent, so this problem […]

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Climate Change Increases Risk of Viral Outbreaks

Mila Luleva — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:15:29 +0000

Scientists alert that ancient bacteria, viruses and fungi are likely to be released with the increasing rates of ice melting caused by global warming. This can expose humans to long-forgotten diseases. As Professor John Priscu from Montana State University comments, what is put in the ice now, could emerge million years later. It creates a […]

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European Environment Agency’s Tips for Coping With Climate Change

Mila Luleva — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:12:16 +0000

It is becoming apparent that as discussions about a global deal on greenhouse emissions are heating up but not reaching any agreement, countries should prepare for the very possible 3-4 degrees increase in temperature. The European Environment Agency (EEA) released a report summarizing what has already happened across the continent and what can be expected. […]

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Climate Change Brings New Bird Species to the Russian Arctic

Mila Luleva — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:20:33 +0000

A group of Russian scientists detected new signs of climate change. By exploring 42 of the 191 archipelago islands they were able to identify newly arrived species from the south. They account this to the thinning of the ice cover since 1957 when the last expedition of the Soviet Union took place. The mission lasted […]

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