Ice sheet retreat controlled by the landscape
Posted: 16 Oct 2012 02:31 PM PDT
Ice-sheet retreat can halt temporarily during long phases of climate warming, according to scientists.![]()
Long-term observations in the tropics linked to global climate change
Posted: 16 Oct 2012 02:30 PM PDT
Reports of declining ice coverage and drowning polar bears in the Arctic illustrate dramatic ecosystem responses to global climate change in Earth’s polar regions. But in a first-ever account of a long-term project in the southern Caribbean, researchers report that tropical ecosystems are also affected by global climatic trends — and with accompanying economic impacts.