Posts for tag "Carnegie Institution"
For California Tide Pools, Nighttime Brings Acidic Conditions
During nighttime, plant respiration affects the chemistry of coastal California tide pools enough to change their pH and harm calcifying organisms.
- Posted April 15, 2016
Airborne Observatory Charts California Drought Effects
Scientists use the plane-mounted Carnegie Airborne Observatory to dissect California drought effects in the state’s forests.
- Posted February 2, 2016
Ocean System Inertia Could Nullify Carbon Emissions Decline
Even if civilizations all over the globe manage to bring down their carbon emissions to pre-industrial levels, the excessive amount of carbon currently in the ocean will linger, according to a recent press release from the Carnegie...
- Posted August 14, 2015
Combustion produces CO2 and heat, but heat trapped by atmospheric CO2 is greater
Heat trapped in the atmosphere by carbon dioxide produced by combustion is actually greater than the amount of heat directly produced from combustion, according to a new study from the Carnegie Institution. Not only is it greater,...
- Posted June 10, 2015
