Getting a Grip on Ice Sheet Changes
To better understand how climate change will affect the Greenland ice sheet, scientists modeled the melting Laurentide ice sheet of 9000 years ago.
(Oct '08)
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Cyclones at Saturn's Poles Create Swirl of Mystery
Cassini images reveal a giant cyclone at Saturn's north pole and show that a monstrous cyclone at the south pole is powered by Earth-like storms.
(Oct '08)
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How Will Global Peak Oil Affect Climate?
Researchers have identified feasible emission scenarios that could keep carbon dioxide below levels that some scientists have called dangerous for climate.
(Sep '08)
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Uncertainties Limit Climate Predictions
Gaps in our understanding of climate response in the tropics and polar regions limit our ability to predict future climate change impacts in all areas.
(Aug '08)
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Climate Change From Short-Lived Emissions
Three climate models were used to study the climatic effects through the year 2050 of short-lived atmospheric species such as sulfates, aerosols, and tropospheric ozone.
(Jul '08)
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Modeling the Dust Bowl Climate Forcings
A series of climate model simulations studied how dust storms altered precipitation during the Dust Bowl drought of the 1930s.
(Jun '08)
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Earth Impacts Linked to Climate Change
A new study shows that human-caused climate change has impacted a wide range of natural systems, from Arctic permafrost thawing to African lakes declining in productivity.
(May '08)
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GISS Best Publication of 2007
GISS scientists voted "Will moist convection be stronger in a warmer climate?" by Del Genio et al. as the top work among 100 research publications by institute staff published in 2007.
(May '08)
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