Posts for tag "University of Maryland"
Striped Bass: Varied Responses To Tropical Storms Irene, Lee
An investigation tracking striped bass in the Hudson River Estuary captured how the fish moved following tropical storms Irene and Lee.
- Posted October 5, 2016
Manmade Global Warming Eclipses 1,800 Years Of Global Cooling
According to a University of Maryland press release, an examination of multiple studies covering the globe showed scientists that the reversal of a 1,800-year global cooling trend was caused by human activity that resulted in global warming....
- Posted September 3, 2015
Recession Drove Past Carbon Emissions Drop, Not Natural Gas Production
The use of coal-powered electricity in the U.S. dropped from 50 percent to 37 percent between 2007 and 2012 because of increases in natural gas production, according to TreeHugger. But, contrary to popular belief, carbon emissions dropped...
- Posted July 31, 2015
Westerly wind bursts help predict the type and severity of El Nino
Including bursts of Pacific westerly winds could improve the accuracy of El Nino predictive models, according to a recent press release from the University of Maryland. Accounting for the winds could also help forecast the severity and...
- Posted April 27, 2015
Global deforestation study shows forest loss shifts local temperatures
Researchers from the U.S. and China have pieced together a global picture of the effect of deforestation on local temperature conditions, according to a recent press release from the University of Maryland. The deforestation data shows that...
- Posted April 9, 2015
