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Tag Archives: climate change
UI’s Bijou Cinema to air climate change documentary
Starting today and ending next Thursday, the University of Iowa’s Bijou Cinema will air the documentary Chasing Ice. This documentary uses time-lapse cameras to show the effects climate change has on glaciers. Find out more about the documentary and when … Continue reading
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Tagged Bijou Cinema, Chasing Ice, climate change, documentary, glaciers, James Balog, University of Iowa
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Climate change alters animal reproduction
Climate change could affect reproduction in some animals. Specifically, some animals – especially reptiles – have temperature dependent sex determination. In other words, the temperature leading up to some animals’ birth will determine if the offspring is male or female. … Continue reading
UI professor looks at legal consequences of geo-engineering
One proposed way to deal with climate change is to manipulate the environment in a way that limits or slows the damage caused by the increasing temperatures. This act of manipulating the environment is known as geo-engineering. Examples of geo-engineering … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, News
Tagged climate change, geo-engineering, Jon Carlson, UI, University of Iowa
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IOWA CLIMATE STATEMENT: THE DROUGHT OF 2012
(Des Moines) Iowans can expect more extreme weather like the 2012 drought thanks to changes in the climate caused by greenhouse gases. That’s according to a statewide group of Iowa scientists who believe that Iowans should act now to reduce … Continue reading
Iowa’s climate experts discuss climate change
The Gazette has released an article where experts around the state address climate change and its affects on Iowa. The experts include Iowa State University professor, and Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research member, Eugene Takle. According to Takle, … Continue reading
CGRER co-director writes climate change column
The Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research’s co-director Jerry Schnoor has released a column on climate change. In the article, Schnoor discusses how trends in record temperatures can indicate climate change. The United States has seen about two record … Continue reading
On the Radio: Big Ten professors link extreme weather to climate change
Listen to this week’s radio segment here or read the transcript below. This week’s episode links the extreme weather events of 2012 to climate change. Climate experts from every Big Ten universities signed a letter linking the extreme weather events this year … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Flooding, Floods, News, Politics
Tagged climate change, drought, extreme weather, flooding, Floods, On the Radio, tornado
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All of Eastern Iowa covered by severe drought
A new drought monitor map released Thursday morning shows that 58 percent of Iowa – more than the entire eastern half of the state – is now covered by severe drought conditions. Western Iowa has also been bumped to moderate … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Farming, News
Tagged climate, climate change, drought, drought monitor, dry
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Video: “Welcome to the Rest of our Lives”
Check out this video on climate change by Peter Sinclair of ClimateCrocks.com. Sinclair is a long time advocate of environmental awareness and energy alternatives. He is the producer of the Youtube series Climate Denial Crock of the Week, and his work has been profiled … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate change, Climate Crocks, Peter Sinclair, video, weather
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UI’s Greg Carmichael co-authors column on climate change
Greg Carmichael (Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the University of Iowa and co-director of the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research) and Donald Wuebbles (Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of … Continue reading
