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New research shows human-induced climate change increased the amount and intensity of Hurricane Harvey’s unprecedented rainfall. The new findings are being published in two separate studies and being presented in a press conference today at the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, along with additional new findings about recent Atlantic Ocean hurricanes.
Para ayudar a separar los hechos de la especulación, los científicos del clima de la Universidad de Cornell y sus colegas han desarrollado una "hipótesis nula robusta" para evaluar las probabilidades de una mega sequía, una que dura más de 30 años, que ocurriría en el oeste y sudoeste de los Estados Unidos. La investigación fue publicada en línea el 8 de diciembre en el Journal of Climate.
A NOAA-sponsored report shows that the warming trend transforming the Arctic persisted in 2017, resulting in the second warmest air temperatures, above average ocean temperatures, loss of sea ice, and a range of human, ocean and ecosystem effects.
Now in its 12th year, the Arctic Report Card, released today at the annual American Geophysical Union fall meeting in New Orleans, is a peer-reviewed report that brings together the work of 85 scientists from 12 nations.
Cientos de tortugas marinas mueren cada año después de enredarse en basura en los océanos y en las playas, incluidos los cintillos de plástico del “six pack” de cerveza y las redes de pesca desechadas. El aumento en la basura plástica en el océano y en las playas está matando a las tortugas de todas las especies, con un impacto desproporcionado en las crías y las tortugas jóvenes, según muestra la investigación de la Universidad de Exeter.
An international research team led by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has discovered how a beautiful, brainless brittle star can create material similar to tempered glass underwater at ambient conditions. The findings, published in the December 8 issue of Science, may open new bio-inspired routes for toughening brittle ceramics in various applications.
It may take until the 2060s to know how much the sea level will rise by the end of this century, according to a new Rutgers University–New Brunswick-led analysis. The study is the first to link global and local sea-level rise projections with simulations of two major mechanisms by which climate change can affect the vast Antarctic ice sheet.
