Transatlantic flights may be bumpier and possibly longer by the middle of this century, leading to higher fuel consumption and emissions, according to a recent report published in Nature Climate Change. Using climate model simulations, the authors found that when carbon dioxide in the...
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Climate Change Will Make Transatlantic Flights Bumpier
April 11, 2013 |
Nature Climate Change
Shifts in Wine Production Location May Impact Ecosystems, Water
April 11, 2013 |
PNAS
As the locations suitable for wine grape production shift due to climatic changes, impacts on upland ecosystems and water use for irrigation will increase, according to a new report published in PNAS. Currently, wine grape production is concentrated in Mediterranean...
Drought May Push Food Prices Up 3 to 4 Percent
April 11, 2013 |
USDA
Food prices are predicted to increase 3 to 4 percent this year, due to the severe drought in the Midwest last year, according to the 2013 Food Price Outlook from the USDA. Large price changes were not felt last year because the transmission of price changes from the commodity level down to...
Warm, Dry Conditions to Continue in AZ, NM
April 3, 2013 |
CLIMAS
Recent conditions have been warm and dry in Arizona and New Mexico, and more of the same is predicted through June, according to the latest Southwest Climate Outlook from CLIMAS. After a relatively cool winter, temperatures rapidly warmed in March, reaching 6 degrees F above average in parts of Arizona, and only slightly...
Feds Outline Steps to Reduce Climate Change Impacts on Fish, Wildlife, and Plants
April 3, 2013 |
Department of the Interior
A new climate adaptation strategy, produced by a partnership of federal, state, and tribal agencies in response to a call to action by Congress, outlines goals and steps that managers, decision-makers, and private land owners can take to reduce the current and expected impacts of climate change on fish, wildlife, plants, and ecosystems...
Dead Forests Hold on to Carbon
April 3, 2013 |
Ecology Letters
Large-scale tree mortality from mountain pine beetle attack releases less carbon into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to a recent paper published in Ecology Letters. By studying the amount of carbon dioxide released by dead trees from Mexico to Alaska, the authors found that instead of...
America’s Rivers, Streams in Poor Aquatic Health
April 3, 2013 |
EPA
Streams and rivers in the U.S. are under significant ecological pressure, with over half in poor condition to support aquatic life, according to a recent report by the...
Northern Monsoon Intensified in Recent Decades
March 25, 2013 |
PNAS
Warming in recent decades, coupled with natural climate variations, has intensified the summer monsoon system across Asia, West Africa, and North America, according to a recent paper in PNAS. The authors studied the Northern Hemisphere monsoon system since the late 1970s, when the globe warmed by...
First Images Released From Landsat 8 Satellite
March 25, 2013 |
NASA
The first images from the newest Landsat satellite have been released by NASA and USGS, showing the intersection of the Great Plains and the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The images collected from the satellite over the next five years of its planned mission life will allow scientists to distinguish...
Three Clean Energy Projects Approved in CA, NV
March 21, 2013 |
Department of the Interior
The U.S. Department of the Interior approved three major renewable energy projects—two photovoltaic solar and one wind—in California and Nevada last week. The new projects are expected to provide enough energy to power more than 340,000 homes...