Heat stress reduces labor capacity under climate warming

2013, Atmosphere, Chemistry, Climate Feedbacks, Global, Health, Heat Stress, Region, TemperatureLeave a comment

NOAA study about heat stress and projected labor impact: John P. Dunne, Ronald J. Stouffer, and Jasmin G. John. Journal: Nature Climate Change. DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1827 Key Findings Due to projected increases in temperature and water vapor in the atmosphere: Labor capacity losses related to heat stress are projected to double globally by 2050 with a warming climate. Global…

Mass Extinctions Cause Evolutionary Bottlenecks

2013, Biosphere, Ecocide, Global, Mass Extinction, Paleoclimatology, Permian, RegionLeave a comment

Science World Report, Aug 14, 2013: Extinctions are occurring at a phenomenal rate these days. As our climate changes and environments are altered, species are disappearing from our planet. Now, scientists are examining mass extinctions more closely. They’ve discovered how after these events in the past, species and ecosystems managed to recover in the aftermath. About…