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Heat wave offers glimpse into climate change

Posted by tvernile on Monday, 25 August 2014 in Climate Change

An unprecedented marine heat wave that swept the Southeast Indian Ocean in 2011 has given FIU scientists a glimpse into the future of climate change. The heat wave caused the loss of more than 90 percent of the dominant seagrass in some regions of Shark Bay, Australia. Since seagrass meadow...

Excess heat from air conditioners causes higher nighttime temperatures

Posted by tvernile on Friday, 11 July 2014 in Climate Change

A team of researchers from Arizona State University has found that releasing excess heat from air conditioners running during the night resulted in higher outside temperatures, worsening the urban heat island effect and increasing cooling demands. "We found that waste heat f...

My first-hand view of global warming

Posted by davebishop on Monday, 11 October 2010 in Climate Change

By: Stephen Hesterberg, Posted: 10/12/10 The peak was an off-white color, a mixture of dirt and ice. The thin layer, which followed the contour of the mountainside, was much smaller than I had imagined, nothing like the glaciers seen on National Geographic. At the time, the view from th...