———————– Key Quotes ————— “A lack of rainfall could have contributed to social upheaval and the fall of dynasties. “The researchers discovered that periods of weak summer monsoons coincided with the last years of the Tang, Yuan and Ming dynasties, which are known to have been times of popular unrest.… Continue reading
———————————————— ” … has led to dramatic ecosystem shifts as far south as North Carolina and extensive geographic range shifts of many plant and animal species.” ———————————————– News Release Public release date: 6-Nov-2008 Cornell University Evidence found for climate-driven ecological shifts in North Atlantic, says Cornell study ITHACA, N.Y. –… Continue reading
REUTERS NEWS SERVICE Wed Nov 5, 2008 1:36pm EST Lemmings in Norway hit by global warming: study By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters)-Lemming numbers are dwindling in Norway because of climate change, ending a historic cycle of population booms and busts that inspired a myth of mass suicides by… Continue reading
EXCERPTS Changes in the number, size and representativeness of fished species have been observed for approximately 20 years. It appears that the proportion of South-living and warm-water fish in French rivers has increased from 20% and 40%, respectively, to 50% between 1979 and 2004. Whereas large numbers of these small… Continue reading