Dieback of the Amazon rainforest has long been touted as a possible climate tipping point, even though only a small minority of Earth System Models were projecting dieback.
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Underwater Tsunamis Created by Glacier Calving
Scientists on a research vessel in Antarctica watched the front of a glacier disintegrate and their measurements ‘went off the scale’.
Low-Cost Sensor Records the Level of Rivers
There is a wide range of methods to determine the level of a watercourse - from very simple ones (by yardstick or staff gauge) to advanced radar solutions.
Travelling With the Jetstream
Dust particles from central South America were the most important source of iron in the South Pacific during the last two ice ages.
What Can We Learn From the Climate challenges of the Ostrich?
The ostrich is an obvious model for investigating how large animals are affected by the large fluctuations in temperatures we will experience in the future.
A Line of Ash from Sangay
November brought a new round of explosions, volcanic tremors, and gas and steam emissions to Ecuador’s most active volcano.