Science news articles about 'global climate system'

... is more than a 50% chance of major changes in the global climate system if global warming proceeds at the current rate. Should average global temperature increase by more than 4 ...

... zone. Allison described several ways these sediments could advance scientists' understanding of the global climate system. They could help answer a hotly debated question about the role of river ...

... tropopause, because of both its importance in the global climate system and because the buildup of greenhouse gases ... setting off a chain reaction that affects both weather patterns and long-term global ...

... climate change and are natural laboratories for understanding the global climate system. Scientists examined fossils from 3.3 ... the past 3.3 million years. Global average temperatures were 2.5°C (4. ...

... its vegetation, brought about by events like deforestation or drought, has an impact on the global climate system. A team from the University of Exeter, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Met Office ...

... percent in years past. Scientists believe Arctic sea ice functions like an air conditioner for the global climate system by naturally cooling air and water masses, playing a ...