USGS examines environmental impacts of aircraft de-icers
...s nearly every day during the winter, and those in warmer climates also must use them periodically. The most intensive de-icing and anti-icing application often occurs during extreme weather conditions including periods of snow, freezing rain, and high winds. This occasionally makes it difficult to contain ...New study links western wildfires to Atlantic Ocean surface temperatures
...to past wildfires ever assembled. "This trend of warmer sea-surface temperatures in the North Atlantic app...or a few years for El Nio," he said. Veblen said warmer temperatures in the West since the 1990s have exacerbated outbreaks of spruce and pine beetle popula...Ocean temperature predicts spread of marine species
...e, larvae from the same species travel far less in warmer waters than in colder waters, said lead author Mar...another area where they are safe from harvest. "In warmer waters, marine protected areas may need to be closer together than in colder water, since in warmer ...Study finds the air rich with bacteria
..., followed by atmospheric conditions. For example, warmer and dryer conditions led to increased amounts of spore-forming bacteria. "This information may help explain temporal spikes, which is important in bioterror surveillance," adds Eoin Brodie, also with Berkeley Lab's Earth Sciences Division. "A spik...Durable critters providing insight for human egg preservation
...t the natural structure of proteins, enable use of warmer temperatures and fewer cryoprotectants. He uses the tried and true intracytoplasmic sperm injection approach to deliver sugar instead of sperm - to eggs before cooling. One of his ultimate goals is to design sugars that can easily penetrate the eggs...Worms produce surprise insight into human fever
...ld-blooded poikilotherms like worms migrate toward warmer environments in response to infections. But the mechanism of fever as a response to infection is still largely unknown. The activation of the HSF-1 pathways by heat shock and its function in C. elegans immunity provides both a molecular explanation f...NASA ice images aid study of Pacific walrus arctic habitats
...or thermal signatures, or walrus. Since walrus are warmer than the ice surrounding them, each point on the flight path, or scanline, represented the presence of walrus Satellite imagery is used to supplement the airborne thermal data to classifly ice types, which is difficult to do because of its contiguous...Midges send undeniable message -- planet is warming
... are some of the first areas to feel the impact of warmer temperatures," Porinchu said. He and his colleag...sules from midges that normally thrive in slightly warmer water temperatures," Porinchu said. "And the cooler-water midges have nearly, or completely, disappe...Global warming of the future is projected by ancient carbon emissions
...ime when Earths average temperature was already 9F warmer than today." However, what has not been clear is how much carbon was responsible for the temperature increase and where it came from. Scientists have speculated that it might have come from massive fires from burning coal and other ancient plant ma...Global warming is reducing ocean life, increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide, say scientists
...ic plants are predicted to grow even slower in the warmer oceans of the future. This in turn will reduce the food available to fish and other organisms, including marine birds and mammals, which are supported by the oceans food chain. Phytoplankton are responsible for about the same amount of photosynthesis...Global warming will reduce ocean productivity, marine life
...ther institutions, found that on a global scale, a warmer climate could cause a rapid, overall reduction in ... this period, the ocean sea surface became overall warmer and more stratified, and phytoplankton productivity went down almost in lockstep at a rate of about ...Icelandic volcano caused historic famine in Egypt, says Rutgers-based team
...s of volcanoes in the tropics are known to produce warmer winters in the northern hemisphere; however, the new study shows that volcanic influences also can flow north to south, generating an array of repercussions, including both hot and cold weather. The authors present "new, strong evidence, from both...... his colleagues found several "hot spots," - areas warmer than expected - and "cold spots" - sites where daily minimal temperatures ran lower than other sites around the same latitude, creating a picture of complex thermal mosaics rather than simple latitudinal gradients. Importantly, they found that anima...Insect population growth likely accelerated by warmer climate
...ton research suggests insects' ability to adapt to warmer temperatures carries an unexpected consequence mo...s. It appears that insect species that adapt to warmer climates also will increase their maximum rates of population growth, which UW researchers say is li...Open Science Conference to focus on regional sustainability challenges to the Earth system
...l Session 27, Droughts, floods and heat waves in a warmer world. Sea-level Rise and Weather Extremes Experts: John Church and Nick Harvey (sea-level rise), Michael Manton (climate extremes), Nobuo Mimura (sea-level rise), Karen O'Brien (human security), Jozef Pacyna (coastal zones) Institutional Dimensio...Mars Express and the story of water on Mars
...sing from the picture of a dry planet to that of a warmer and wetter one. Mars Express's data are now shading a new light on the complex issue of the evolution of water on the Red Planet. "We are re-writing the history of Mars," says Gerhard Neukum, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany, and the Principal Inve...Rising ocean temperatures, pollution have oysters in hot water
..., a heavy metal, reduces the oyster's tolerance of warmer water temperatures and makes it more vulnerable during the summer when water temperatures rise. Half of the oysters exposed to the pollutant in 28 C (82 F) water died within 20 days, said lead researcher Gisela Lannig. Oysters exposed to cadmium at l...'Sewer gas' induces suspended animation without decreasing blood pressure
...the room was cooler. They also found that in the warmer room, blood pressure increased, whereas it had remained unchanged in the colder environment. The researchers also measured the cardiac output of the mice in this experiment by echocardiography, and found that stroke volume, that is, the amount of blo...Continued warming of the Arctic Ocean
...the Arctic has been an average 0.8 degrees Celsius warmer this summer," says expedition leader Dr Ursula Sch...addition to the last two years already having been warmer than the previous 20 from which we have regular measurements. Over the Yermak Plateau, an oceanic ri...Study suggests earlier crop plantings could curb future yields
...e climate record, Kucharik found little proof that warmer weather motivated the early plantings. "There is very weak or little to no correlation with springtime temperatures over the majority of the Corn Belt and these [earlier] planting dates," Kucharik says. Rather, other factors- - such as improved land...