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White-nose syndrome likely caused by invasive fungal species
New research suggests that the fungus that causes the bat-killing white-nose syndrome is likely an invasive species introduced to North America from Europe.
April 13, 2012
Tsunami watch cancelled in Indian Ocean
These quakes were off the coast of northern Sumatra in Indonesia, where a 9.1-magnitude quake on December 26, 2004 triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people.
April 11, 2012
Texas tornadoes in 3D: View from space:
Watch an animation of the fierce April 3, 2012 Texas thunderstorms that was created from satellite data.
April 10, 2012
In March 2012, 15,000 warm temperature records broken in US
Some parts of the United States saw temperatures 20 to 40 degrees above average in March 2012.
April 10, 2012
Anchorage, Alaska sets new snow record
To say Alaska has been snowy this winter is an understatement. Anchorage, Alaska has received a 2011-2012 seasonal snowfall total of 134.5 inches.
April 10, 2012
Carbon dioxide increase in air helped end last Ice Age
A supercomputer and a global dataset of paleoclimate records helped show that carbon dioxide drove the global warming that ended the last Ice Age.
April 9, 2012
Atlantic hurricane season outlook for 2012
Forecasts from Colorado State suggest the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane season will be less active than the average year.
April 9, 2012
Chris Field reports extreme weather on rise from climate change
Weather extremes - droughts, floods, and heat waves - on the rise worldwide over the past 50 years, are linked to climate change, according to Chris Field.
April 9, 2012
Fertilizers linked to increasing nitrous oxide in atmosphere
The rise in atmospheric nitrous oxide - a greenhouse gas - is largely the result of the use of nitrogen-based fertilizers, according to Berkeley chemists.
April 8, 2012
Animals’ teeth reveal what they eat
Animals' teeth reveal that if the animals eat hard foods they have rougher surfaces than those that eat soft foods.
April 8, 2012
