CO2 Science Volume 14 Number 37: 14 September 2011

Editorial
Non-CO2-Induced Acidification of Near-Shore Ocean Waters: What are the local causes?… what are the local fixes? … and what are the local consequences?

Journal Reviews
Global Tropical Cyclone Activity: How has it varied over the past four decades?

Tropical Storms of the North Atlantic Ocean: Do we know how their numbers will vary as mankind’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise?

Drought in China Since 1950: How has it varied? … and what does it suggest about the future?

Historical Increases in the Water Use Efficiency of Ponderosa Pines: What phenomenon has been responsible for them?

The World’s Seagrass Species: On the Road to Potential Extinction?: What’s their status? … and what’s driving their disappearing act?

Ocean Acidification Database
The latest addition of peer-reviewed data archived to our database of marine organism responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment is Northern Shrimp [Pandalus borealis]. To access the entire database, click here.

Plant Growth Database
Our latest results of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature are: Dallas Grass (Manea et al., 2011) and Weeping Lovegrass (Manea et al., 2011).

Medieval Warm Period Project
Was there a Medieval Warm Period? YES, according to data published by 1004 individual scientists from 574 research institutions in 43 different countries … and counting! This issue’s Medieval Warm Period Record comes from Cueva del Cobra, Cantabrian Range, Northern Spain. To access the entire Medieval Warm Period Project’s database, click here.

World Temperatures Database
Back by popular demand and upgraded to allow patrons more choices to plot and view the data, we reintroduce the World Temperatures section of our website. Here, users may plot temperatures for the entire globe or regions of the globe. A newly added feature allows patrons the ability to plot up to six independent datasets on the same graph. Try it today. World Temperatures Database.

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