Category Archives: Global Warming

Global Warming Likely to Be Amplified by Slow Changes to Earth Systems

The kinds of increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide taking place today could have a significantly larger effect on global temperatures than previously thought, according to a new study led by Yale University geologists. read it here

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Black Carbon and Himalayan Warming

A new modeling study from NASA confirms that when tiny air pollution particles we commonly call soot — also known as black carbon — travel along wind currents from densely populated south Asian cities and accumulate over a climate hotspot … Continue reading

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Kashmir’s main glacier Kolahoi melting at alarming speed

Indian Kashmir’s biggest glacier, which feeds the region’s main river, is melting faster than other Himalayas glaciers, threatening the water supply of tens of thousands of people.Rising temperatures are rapidly shrinking Himalayan glaciers, underscoring the effects of climate change that … Continue reading

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Global Warming Could Cool N. America

Global warming could actually chill down North America within just a few decades, according to a new study that says a sudden cooling event gripped the region about 8,300 years ago.Analysis of ancient moss from Newfoundland, Canada, links an injection … Continue reading

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