A springtime heatwave has made large swaths of western North America feel like the dog days of summer.
Summer Temperatures Arrive Early
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The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns
A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels.
Automated Window Shades Show Potential for Significant Energy Savings, Illinois Tech Study Finds
Research done at Willis Tower in Chicago shows that automated insulating window shades can significantly reduce energy consumption, with strong positive response from office users.
“Warm Ice Age” Changed Climate Cycles
Approximately 700,000 years ago, a “warm ice age” permanently changed the climate cycles on Earth.
NASA, Rocket Lab Announce Coverage for Second TROPICS Launch
After successfully launching the first pair of small satellites earlier this month from New Zealand, NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting no earlier than 1:30 a.m. EDT Monday, May 22 (5:30 p.m. NZST), to launch the second pair of storm tracking CubeSats into orbit.
Newcomers May Change Ecosystem Functions – Or Not
In a study tracking climate-induced changes in the distribution of animals and their effects on ecosystem functions, North Carolina State University researchers show that resident species can continue managing some important ecological processes despite the arrival of newcomers that are similar to them, but resident species’ role in ecosystem functioning changes when the newcomers are more different.
