Science news articles about 'central sierra nevada'

... deposits of volcanic glass in the western United States have found that the central Sierra Nevada largely attained its present elevation 12 million years ago, roughly 8 or 9 ...

... in February 2008, remote cameras unexpectedly captured the images of a wolverine in the central Sierra Nevada, an area from which the species was believed to be extinct since 1922. But frustratingly ...

... . Case in point: in February 2008, remote cameras unexpectedly captured the images of a wolverine in the central Sierra Nevada, an area from which the species was believed to be extinct since 1922...

... changed?" it hit us between the eyes: the climate." The central Sierra Nevada has seen a general warming, Moritz noted, evidenced not only by a 3 degree Celsius increase in nighttime ...

... analyzing stalagmites from Moaning Cavern in the central Sierra Nevada, was published online Nov. 5 ... records allowed Oster and Montañez to follow relative changes in precipitation in the western Sierra ...