NASA Expands Climate Simulation Computing System
More powerful computers needed to process the sophisticated models used in climate forecasts are now being developed at NASA GSFC
(Aug '09)
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Alaskan Climate and Peatland Carbon Storage
Analysis of fossil pollen and spores from northern peatland reveals major shifts in Alaskan coastal climate and vegetation since the last ice age, which affects carbon storage potential.
(Aug '09)
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Super-Eruptions, Climate and Human Survival
Explosive volcanic eruptions can cool climate for a short period, but can a super-eruption such as occurred 74 thousand years ago lead to ice sheet formation?
(Jul '09)
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Taking Flight To Seek Out Least Understood Climate Driver
A NASA research plane crisscrossed the southern Great Plains studying small particles in the air and their relationship to climate change.
(Jul '09)
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Linking Climate and Habitability
Scientists are now learning how small shifts in climate can have dramatic consequences for the planet's environment and the life that depends on it.
(Jun '09)
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Transportation Pollution and Global Warming
Controlling pollution from transportation sources would greatly reduce black carbon and ozone emissions, which affect both climate and also human health.
(Jun '09)
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Particles Multi-Task to Change Climate
Tiny particulate matter in the atmosphere can both warm and cool the climate. Which effect is dominant, and will the balance change as the atmosphere warms due to greenhouse gases?
(May '09)
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The Ozone Hole and Global Warming
A new study examines possible connections between reduced Southern Hemisphere ozone and Northern Hemisphere Arctic warming.
(May '09)
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GISS Best Publication of 2008
GISS scientists voted "Attributing physical and biological impacts to anthropogenic climate change" by Rosenzweig et al. as the top work among over 100 papers by institute staff published in 2008.
(May '09)
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Aerosols May Drive Significant Portion of Arctic Warming
New research suggests that much of the atmospheric warming observed in the Arctic since 1976 may be due to changes in tiny airborne particles.
(Apr '09)
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