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Research predicts huge forest fires in the woods of United States and Europe due to climate change

Researchers from the universities of Wyoming (United States) and Granada (Spain) prove that a rise in temperature of just 0,5 ºC during the Medieval Climate Anomaly (1000 years ago) caused a rise in naturally-occurring forest fires frequency in the Rocky Mountains woods (USA), which made 83% of the trees burn. Their work was published in… Seguir Leyendo Research predicts huge forest fires in the woods of United States and Europe due to climate change

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New data provided by seabed sediments on the climate within the Mediterranean basin over the course of the last 20.000 years

Scientists from the University of Granada participate in an international survey that has analysed the chemical composition of seabed sediments to obtain information about climate change The Mediterranean is an “exceptional natural lab” for paleoenvironmental research, since its nature as a semi-enclosed basin “makes it particularly sensitive to, and turns it into an amplifier of,… Seguir Leyendo New data provided by seabed sediments on the climate within the Mediterranean basin over the course of the last 20.000 years

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Recent research provides new data on chemical gardens, whose formation is a mystery for science

They are formations resembling vegetal structures, which are produced when certain solid salts (copper sulfate, cobalt chloride) are added to an aqueous solution of sodium silicate. This research has been published in PNAS and in it participate scientist from Brussels Free University and the University of Granada Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences Recent research which has… Seguir Leyendo Recent research provides new data on chemical gardens, whose formation is a mystery for science

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According to a recent study the earth’s orbit affects the stability of Antarctica’s Eastern ice cap

Seabed sediments dating back to around 2,2-4,3 million years reveal that there was a generalized thaw, according to an article published in the journal Nature Geosciences This research, which counts with the participation of the Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences, indicates that the emission of greenhouse gases has a higher impact upon thaw than changes… Seguir Leyendo According to a recent study the earth’s orbit affects the stability of Antarctica’s Eastern ice cap

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Scientists obtain new data on the weather 10.000 years ago from sediments at the bottom of a lake in Sierra Nevada

Researchers at the University of Granada participate in an international project which has revealed that during the early phase of the Holocene (10.000 – 6.000 years ago) the climate in the Iberian Peninsula was rather more humid than it currently is. Scientists have found evidence of atmospheric dust from the Sahara in the depths of… Seguir Leyendo Scientists obtain new data on the weather 10.000 years ago from sediments at the bottom of a lake in Sierra Nevada

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Fossils prove useful in analysing million year old cyclical phenomena

Analysing palaeontological data helps characterize irregular paleoenvironmental cycles, lasting between less than 1 day and more than millions of years Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar, Professor of Stratigraphy and Paleontology at the University of Granada, is the first Spanish scientist to have an article published in the Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences Research conducted at… Seguir Leyendo Fossils prove useful in analysing million year old cyclical phenomena

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Researchers patent a new, accurate and reliable, portable instrument to measure the light pollution levels of a city

The University of Granada has developed a new technique to instantly quantify light pollution levels or artificial night sky background brightness. Small and light, the instrument is easy to transport and can be used practically anywhere, without the need for large-scale installations like astronomical observatories. University of Granada researchers have patented a new portable means… Seguir Leyendo Researchers patent a new, accurate and reliable, portable instrument to measure the light pollution levels of a city

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Researchers patent a new, accurate and reliable, portable instrument to measure the light pollution levels of a city

The University of Granada has developed a new technique to instantly quantify light pollution levels or artificial night sky background brightness. Small and light, the instrument is easy to transport and can be used practically anywhere, without the need for large-scale installations like astronomical observatories. University of Granada researchers have patented a new portable means… Seguir Leyendo Researchers patent a new, accurate and reliable, portable instrument to measure the light pollution levels of a city

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The Antarctic polar icecap is 33.6 million years old

Seasonal primary productivity of plankton communities appeared with the first ice This phenomenon, still active today, influences global food webs These findings, reported in the journal Science, are based on fossil records in sediment cores at different depths. The study was led by the Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences, a Spanish National Research Council-University of… Seguir Leyendo The Antarctic polar icecap is 33.6 million years old

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The Antarctic polar icecap is 33.6 million years old

Seasonal primary productivity of plankton communities appeared with the first ice This phenomenon, still active today, influences global food webs These findings, reported in the journal Science, are based on fossil records in sediment cores at different depths. The study was led by the Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences, a Spanish National Research Council-University of… Seguir Leyendo The Antarctic polar icecap is 33.6 million years old