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Study helps pinpoint East Coast sea level rise
Posted by Summit Voice: Bob Berwyn on October 18th, 2012
Summit Voice: Calculating sea level rise has been vexing for climate and ocean scientists. Melting ice and thermal expansion both contribute, but the water doesn`t just go up evenly like a bathtub that`s filling up.
Pinpointing the rate and location of sea level rise is critical for planners tasked with adapting their communities to coastal flooding, said John Boon, emeritus professsor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
“Localized projections of sea-level rise are needed to guide the regional planning...
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Can forests offset some climate change impacts?
Posted by Summit Voice: Bob Berwyn on October 1st, 2011
Summit Voice: U.S. Forest Service researchers in western North Carolina said they`re seen a shift toward more extreme precipitation patterns since the 1980s.
“We found significant increases in temperature and in the frequency of extreme wet and dry years since the 1980s,” said Chelcy Ford. “These findings tied with those on management and streamflow have implications for managers in any area where changes in precipitation patterns could occur.”
The scientists at the Forest Service Southern Research Station...
Arctic sea ice decline continues in August
Posted by Summit Voice: Bob Berwyn on September 11th, 2011
Summit Voice: The August sea ice extent in the Arctic reached the second lowest level for the month and tracked near record low levels for much of the summer. The latests readings underscore the continued decline in Arctic ice cover, according to the monthly update from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
The Arctic sea ice extent w ill probably reach its lowest level in the next few weeks before starting to reform in the cold autumn and winter days ahead.
Average ice extent for August 2011 was 5.52 million...