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Here’s How World’s Biggest Cities Will Look Like If Temperature Goes 2 Degrees Higher

Mila Luleva — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:34:03 +0000

Study shows that with 2 degrees rise in global temperatures, the world’s megacities might find themselves under water. Scientists from Climate Central, Princeton, and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, modeled the effect of 2 and 4 degrees increase in temperatures, and the resulting sea level rise. They found that the homes of 280 million people will […]

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Climate Predictions for the Year 3015

Mila Luleva — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:14:11 +0000

Scientists continuously develop more detailed and more powerful climate models, which make much more accurate and useful predictions for the state of our environment in the near future. But how much can we really extrapolate the results for the future- 10, 100, 1000 years? Now that pretty much everyone, with a few confused exceptions, has agreed […]

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Plants Absorb More CO2 Than Models Predicted, A Study

Mila Luleva — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:52:15 +0000

Scientists from University of Texas, Austin and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory claim that plants absorb much larger quantities of carbon dioxide than models have previously predicted. By studying the exact process, through which the gas moves within the plant leaves, the team established a 16% increase in absorption rate. The study was based on […]

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High Risk of Wildfire in the US predicted by Climate Models

Mila Luleva — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:56:38 +0000

Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md conducted a study using satellite data and climate models, predicting drier conditions and increased risk of wildfires in the next few decades. At the annual meeting of American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, the team presented their findings that cover information about future climate change, […]

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Too Much CO2 Causes Plants Not to Cool The Earth As They Should, Says Study

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:03:27 +0000

Trees and green plants, generally, are used by the planet as a way to keep itself cool. A regular tree can evaporate as much as ten gallons of water a day, acting as a natural air conditioner for its surroundings. So trees are important for their CO2-sequestration capabilities and keeping things cool(er).

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