Jan 9, 2013
NOAA announced on Tuesday that 2012 was officially the warmest year on record in the contiguous 48 states, based on 118 years of temperature records dating back to 1895. While…
Dec 17, 2012
In the southeastern U.S., urbanization and urban warming will occur in concert with global warming. Urban warming also provides a lens into the changes that might be expected with global…
Dec 12, 2012
The Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units invites the Southeastern LCCs to a workshop that will focus on communicating and using uncertain scientific information in conservation decision making as…
Dec 3, 2012
Changes in winter hydrology, ecology and biogeochemistry are focus of session at American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference. If you’re planning to skate on a frozen lake or river this winter,…
Dec 2, 2012
Chasing Ice is a breathtaking documentary giving a visual tour of the earth’s shrinking ice formations. Environmental photographer, James Balog, set up Extreme Ice Survey to automatically photograph ice formations…
Nov 30, 2012
A new Duke University technical report reveals that land conversion of coastal and marine ecosystems is becoming a significant source of GHGs. In their natural state, these ecosystems provide a…
Nov 6, 2012
An online article in Nature, revealed that 2011 emissions were up by 3 percent, a number that continues to track the high end of emissions scenarios, leading many to believe…
A new report states that there is very high confidence that sea levels will rise at least 8 inches by 2100. The report, with contributions by several federal agencies and…
Feb 22, 2012
Apparently, humans aren’t the only species whose relationships can suffer from stress. According to new research, birds living in unpredictable climates are more likely to “cheat” on their feathered partners.…
Apr 17, 2011
Global climate change has been shown to have a prominent impact on phenology, or the timing of life events such as spring flowering date or emergence from hibernation. This is…
