Glaciers and Global Warming
July 31, 2013
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Nov 21, 2012: Ice shelves that have lived for more than 10,000 years are disintegrating rapidly — in 6 weeks or less. U-M professor Jeremy
Flash Flooding, Hurricane Force Gusts in Mexico – July 2013
July 31, 2013
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Heavy downpours cause flooding in Scotland http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-23483394 Downpours cause flash floods in the UK http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/downpours-cause-flash-floods-in-the-uk-601958.html Heavy Rains Flood Homes, Roads in NC http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/heavy-rains-flash-flooding-north-carolina-19793092 Flooding of
Specific heat capacity explained
July 30, 2013
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Uploaded on YouTube Feb 27, 2010 1) Learn about the difference between heat and temperature 2) Be able to calculate the amount of energy that
Greenland Ice Sheet: “Starting to Slip”
July 29, 2013
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Jul 29, 2013: Research scientists provide insights on recent ‘unprecedented’ melting of Greenland’s interior ice sheet. Latest video for The Yale Forum on Climate Change
Population: Education Leads to Lower Fertility and Increased Prosperity
July 29, 2013
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By Brigid Fitzgerald / Earth Policy Institute first published May 12, 2011. As the world continues to add close to 80 million people each year,
NASA: Projected U.S. Temperature Changes by 2100
July 28, 2013
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NASA: The average temperature across the continental U.S. could be 8 degrees Fahrenheit warmer by the end of the 21st century under a climate scenario
What Lies Beneath: NASA Antarctic Sub Goes Subglacial
July 28, 2013
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NASA / JPL February 28, 2013: When researcher Alberto Behar from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., joined an international Antarctic expedition last month on
A new inventory of mountain glaciers and ice caps for the Antarctic periphery
July 28, 2013
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Andrew Bliss, Regine Hock, J. Graham Cogley | Source Abstract Although the glaciers in the Antarctic periphery make up a large fraction of all mountain
Subglacial Lakes
July 28, 2013
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By Bethan Davies / AntarcticGlaciers.org Introduction | Radio echo sounding | Satellite altimetry: elevation changes | Effects of active lakes on ice dynamics | Drilling