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Climate on a Supercharged Earth
Researchers from Harvard University have shown via computer modeling how Earth's climate would be characterized by periods of torrential rain, if it were to warm significantly more than today.
A recent study, lead-authored by Dr. Andrés Suárez-Castro of the University of Queensland, points to reforestation of coastal forests as one of the most important ways to help preserve the health of coral reefs.
A settlement of Vikings in northern Newfoundland has been precisely dated to the year 1021 using tree rings and an increased carbon-14 signature from a cosmic ray event.