A new review of glacier research data paints a picture of a future planet with a lot less ice and a lot more water.
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Seeing Inside Superfog
While prescribed fires are common tools in wildland management, a combination of smoke and fog, known as superfog, has in some cases crossed over major roadways, leading to multicar pileups and fatalities in visibility of less than 3 meters.
New Studies Increase Confidence in NASA's Measure of Earth's Temperature
A new assessment of NASA's record of global temperatures revealed that the agency's estimate of Earth's long-term temperature rise in recent decades is accurate to within less than a tenth of a degree Fahrenheit, providing confidence that past and future research is correctly capturing rising surface temperatures.
Climate Change May Make the Arctic Tundra a Drier Landscape
With climate change, the Arctic tundra is likely to become drier. Lakes may shrink in size and smaller lakes may even disappear according to a new Dartmouth study.
Trace Metal Exposure Among Pregnant Women in British Columbia
The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology last week revealed the findings of a 2016 pilot study that measured pregnant women's exposure to environmental contaminants in northeastern British Columbia, an area of intensive natural-gas production through hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Climate Change Affects the Genetic Diversity of a Species
What effects does climate change have on the genetic diversity of living organisms?