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Ecosystems Respond to Climate Change Differently as the Seasons Pass
Posted by Planetsave: Joshua S. Hill on February 14th, 2012
Planetsave: Scientists studying the effect of drought and heat waves on grass growth have found that it matters when during the year these events take place, and that each month yields a different effect.
Scientists have found that U.S. midwest drought reduced prairie grass growth most in June.
"A major challenge in studying climate change is separating the effects of long-term trends from interannual variation," says Saran Twombly, program director for the National Science Foundation`s (NSF) Konza Prairie...
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Preparing for Climate Change in Asia
Posted by Planetsave: Joshua S. Hill on November 16th, 2010
Planetsave: Much has been made about emerging economies like India and China refusing to take a leading role in minimizing the increase in climate change as climate change itself is effectively a result of western industrialized nations. However Asia is still going to have to make changes, regardless of who is backing the endeavor, and a new report lays out some guidelines for ways in which the region can prepare for climate change.
One of the biggest issues at stake is the 50,000 or so glaciers that populate...