Archive for May 26th, 2014
Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss Directly Linked for First Time Ever
Posted by Softpedia: None Given on May 26th, 2014
Softpedia: Study on fish establishes a direct link between climate change and biodiversity loss A team of scientists claim to have directly linked climate change and biodiversity loss for the first time ever. Specifically, they say they found evidence that climate change fosters cross-breeding between native and invasive species inhabiting a given region.
According to Click Green, this link between climate change and biodiversity loss was proven with the help of information collected while monitoring trout...
Warm Pacific Behind U.S. Cold: Study
Posted by Counsel and Heal: Kamal Nayan on May 26th, 2014
Counsel and Heal: Unusually warm western Pacific waters might be a reason of the bone-chilling winter in parts of the United States earlier this year, according to a new study.
"People's reaction when they sit under 10 feet (3 meters) of snow is to say, 'This cannot be man-made climate change,' " said professor Tim Palmer of Oxford University, lead author of the study, in a press release. "But there is a plausible link."
According to the study, strengthening of trade winds has led to a build-up of warm water...