We're Getting Warmer
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- Hotter Than Ever. Linn, Laura // Scholastic News -- Edition 4;3/25/2002, Vol. 64 Issue 22, p4
Discusses the effects of global warming on animals. Expected increase in temperature; Brief explanation on global warming; Condition of animals living in cold and warm climates.
- IS AN ICE AGE COMING? // Weekly Reader News - Edition 4;10/18/2002, Vol. 84 Issue 7, p2
Reports on the impact of global warming on the disintegration of glaciers and icebergs across Alaska and Antarctica. Effects of pollution on the rise of temperature; Impact of the currents of cool water on Earth's temperature; Examination of the upper layers of the atmosphere and ocean currents.
- Hemispheric and Large-Scale Surface Air Temperature Variations: An Extensive Revision and an Update to 2001. Jones, P. D.; Moberg, A. // Journal of Climate;Jan2003, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p206
This study is an extensive revision of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) land station temperature database that is used to produce a gridbox dataset of 5� latitude � 5� longitude temperature anomalies. The new database comprises 5159 station records, of which 4167 have enough data for the...
- Modeling the Miocene Climatic Optimum. Part I: Land and Atmosphere**. Herold, N.; Huber, M.; M�ller, R. D. // Journal of Climate;Dec2011, Vol. 24 Issue 24, p6353
This study presents results from the Community Climate System Model 3 (CCSM3) forced with early to middle Miocene (~20-14 Ma) vegetation, topography, bathymetry, and modern CO2. A decrease in the meridional temperature gradient of 6.5�C and an increase in global mean temperature of 1.5�C are...
- The sun may be driving global warming after all... // Consumers' Research Magazine;Apr96, Vol. 79 Issue 4, p7
Focuses on studies which indicate a strong correlation between the levels of solar radiation and temperature records extending back hundreds of years. Implications for governmental policies regarding global warming.
- Tracing the ups and downs of the mercury. O'Leary, Jim // Odyssey;Apr96, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p5
Presents ways of determining the earth's temperature in the past, which could be useful in predicting future effects of the atmosphere's warming. Examination of tree rings for a record of climate change; Information from cores drilled from ice sheets; Occurrence of a `Little Ice Age' from 1400...
- WILDLIFE ON THE HOT SEAT. Levy, Sharon // National Wildlife;Aug/Sep2000, Vol. 38 Issue 5, p20
Makes observations on the impact of global warming on wildlife. Relocation of butterfly species northward; Decline in weight and birth of fewer cubs by polar bears; Decline in the population of Porcupine caribou despite greenery on calving grounds; Adaptability of the Mexican blue jay. INSETS:...
- Maximum and minimum temperature trends at McMurdo Sound Station. Braaten, David A.; Dreschhoff, Gisela A.M. // Antarctic Journal of the United States;1992, Vol. 27 Issue 5, p282
Determines the temperature at McMurdo Sound Station in Antarctica. Examination of long-term changes in temperature for evidence of global warming.
- Insects that carry a global warning. Young, Stephen // New Scientist;4/30/94, Vol. 142 Issue 1923, p32
Describes the findings of research on the effects of global warming on insects at the Arctic island of Spitsbergen. Signs of global warming; Simulation with small polythene tents and clotches; Warm-weather mechanism of aphids; Response of soil mites and springtails; Lesson in forecasting impact...
- Early birds make the most of global warming. Knight, Jonathan // New Scientist;08/09/97, Vol. 155 Issue 2094, p15
Reports on a study showing that some species of birds in Great Britain have been laying their eggs earlier each year since 1971. Possible role of global warming on the egg-laying behavior of the birds; Early arrival of spring in the northern hemisphere as a result of rising temperatures.
