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By 2070, the glaciers on the Olympic Peninsula, in Washington State, will have largely disappeared, said Andrew G. Fountain, professor of geology and geography at Portland State University, who led a team of researchers on the subject. Although some glaciers will probably remain — albeit as tiny shells of their former selves.
Andrew G. Fountain, professor of geology and geography at Portland State University—who headed a research group on the subject, feels that the glaciers present on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State will have disappeared substantially by 2070.
Californians are seeing a dark side to balmy February temperatures.
A hot spring and summer will likely be followed up by above-average temperatures this fall in Southern California. Researchers point to the warming climate.
Scripps Oceanography gets share of California Energy Commission contract to simulate climate change This figure shows projected changes in California’s average hottest day of the year by the end of this century (2070-2100) produced by researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla. (Courtesy) Print The California Energy Commission has awarded a $1.5 million contract to three University of California campuses, including UC San Diego, that will work in tandem to better simulate climate change scenarios that can be used by utilities and others to anticipate the effe...