Climate Change
Climate Change
Global Climate Change, a topic that includes Global Warming, refers to the relatively abrupt shift in weather patterns during the last hundred years.
Click here for a site map of the Climate Change Collection in the Encyclopedia of Earth.
Climate change information in the Encyclopedia of Earth derives from The Climate, Adaptation, Mitigation, E-Learning (CAMEL) project from the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD) of the National Council for Science and the Environment and is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education (0950396).
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Ocean acidification troubles
The seas in which corals and other calcifying species dwell are turning acidic, their pH slowly dropping as Earth's oceans acidify in response to increased carbon dioxide... More »
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Linking extreme heat events to global warming
An analysis by James Hansen and colleagues suggests that recent episodes of extremely warm summers, including the intense heat wave afflicting the U.S. Midwest this year,... More »
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Earth's atmosphere
The Earth's atmosphere is an envelope of gas that surrounds the Earth and extends from the Earth's surface out thousands of kilometres, becoming increasingly thinner (less dense)... More »
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Climate Change, Crop Yields, and Undernutrition
This podcast with Sari Kovats of the Department of Social and Environmental Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was produced by Ashley Ahearn*. It... More »
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NIH research on health effects from climate...
NIH launches research program to explore health effects from climate change A new research program funded by the National Institutes of Health will explore the role that a... More »
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Climate Change Escape Routes
One if by Land, Two if by Sea? Climate Change "Escape Routes" Similar movement rates needed for animals and plants on land and in the oceans One if by land, two if by... More »
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Antarctic ice shelf rift: Pine Island Glacier
Watching the Birth of an Iceberg After discovering an emerging crack that cuts across the floating ice shelf of Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica, NASA's Operation... More »
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Halocarbon
A halocarbon is an organic chemical molecule composed of at least one carbon atom bound covalently with one or more halogen atoms; the most common halogens in these molecules... More »
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Human-caused climate change a factor in...
Human-caused climate change a major factor in more frequent Mediterranean droughts Winter precipitation trends in the Mediterranean region for the period 1902 - 2010. High... More »
Pliocene
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 14:31
Editor's note: The Pliocene is the period of the geologic timescale that spans the era from approximately 5.331 to 2.588 million years ago. It preceeds the Pleistocene... More »
Energy profile of Antarctica
Last Updated on 2013-06-06 at 23:25
The continent of Antarctica is home to a uniquely beautiful and harsh environment that has... More »
Albedo
Last Updated on 2013-05-27 at 03:21
Introduction
Albedo is the fraction of Sun’s radiation reflected from a surface. The term has its origins from the Latin word albus, meaning “white”.... More »
Fossil fuel
Last Updated on 2013-05-26 at 15:23
Introduction
Fossil fuel is any naturally occurring carbon compound found in the Earth's crust that has been produced by anaerobic conditions and high... More »
Norwegian Sea
Last Updated on 2013-05-14 at 14:24
The Norwegian Sea is a saline marginal sea, and an element of the North Atlantic Ocean, situated west of Norway. This sea is characterised by its cold deep basins that are... More »
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