groundwater
groundwater Water that lies beneath the surface of the Earth. It comes chiefly from rain, although some is of volcanic or sedimentary origin. It moves through porous rocks and soil and can be collected in wells. Ground water can dissolve minerals and leave deposits, creating structures such as
caves,
stalagmites, and
stalactites. See also
water table
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Warming of the North Pacific Ocean: Local Air-Sea Coupling and Remote Climatic Impacts
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT In this paper, global climatic response...North Pacific oceanic warming is investigated in...understanding of the global oceanatmosphcrc circulation...Pacific to global warming, mainly because...atmosphere response to global warming, they indicate that...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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IS WARMING OUR FAULT? RETIRED UW PROF CLAIMS HUMANS AREN'T TO BLAME PROF DEFIES CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 6/18/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...scientific climatology, considers global warming a bunch of hooey. The UW-Madison...anthropogenic (or man-made) global warming or else you are nuts." While...t see Al Gore's movie about global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth...
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Global warming is the scapegoat for life's chills.(Fair Comment)
Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 3/18/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...ve been having is evidence of global warming. When we have an especially...Bad weather happens. But to global-warming enthusiasts, any and all aberrations...pretty much started the whole global-warming scare, admits his study of land...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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WARMING UP TO GLOBAL ACTION
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 10/31/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...States must halt increases in global warming emissions from burning fossil...Congress is getting serious about global warming. Certainly, we must act now...hard-to-measure reductions of global warming emissions and provides a cash...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Warming and hurricanes not linked, some experts say
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 4/6/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...inflict unimaginable damage, but global warming is not the cause, leading researchers...conclusively settled the matter: Global warming is making Atlantic hurricanes...seeing is consistent with what the global warming models are predicting," Knutson...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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WARMING POSING DILEMMA SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER MAY BE AFFECTED IN FUTURE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 9/29/2006; 700+ words
; ...is more than 300 miles away. Global warming is a phenomenon scientists are...predictions for the possible effects of global warming on the Water Project. A Department...by 3 degrees Celsius because of global warming, a third of the Sierra Nevada...
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Anthropogenic Warming of the Oceans: Observations and Model Results
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 5/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...84% of observed climate warming of the earth system (oceans...Levitus et al. 2005). The global ocean is therefore the logical...study the nature of observed warming. Detection and attribution studies of ocean warming using climate models were...
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 "The Informed Constituent (Albany, NY)")
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Global warming controversy is heating up.
Newspaper article from: The Informed Constituent (Albany, NY); 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...years, the issue of global warming has been a rising and...doubt that our planet is warming, and has been warming...accumulation is responsible for global warming, if at all. Some skeptics believe global warming is nothing more than...
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Global-warming debate best left to science
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 3/30/2002; ; 700+ words
; Global-warming debate best left to science...of Antarctica. Global-warming alarmists were besides themselves...a representative for the global warming position. Healso...stories as evidenceof global warming. Life spans, health and...
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Global warming belief is beginning to dawn
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 1/28/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...nomination for Al Gore's global warming cri de coeur, "An Inconvenient...Energy. "The science of global warming is clear. We...action against global warming a "moral imperative...cautious assessment of global warming because it relies on...
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Global Warming
Book article from: Plant Sciences
Global Warming The term global warming simply means that the global climate is warming. Humans...processes are highly unlikely causes of the observed warming. Computer models called global circulation models (GCMs) predict that warming will...
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Global Warming: Policy-Making
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
Global Warming: Policy-Making Global warming is a typical case of Hardin's tragedy of unmanaged global...policy-making and implementation for mitigating global warming remains a complex task that involves international agreements...
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global warming
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
global warming the gradual increase...normal fluctuations in global temperature. Nonetheless...need to reduce global warming. In 1994, however...year study, termed global warming "unequivocal...agreement to fight global warming, which called for...
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Global Warming and the Hydrologic Cycle
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
Global Warming and the Hydrologic...and models of the global climate confirm the...observed global warming is almost entirely...turn, may enhance global warming, through...Consequences of Global Warming Although a larger...
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Global Warming and the Ocean
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
Global Warming and the Ocean The Earth's climate seems...Earth is presently in a period of global warming. The questions important to scientists...the extent, period, and cause of the warming. Factors in Global Warming One major...
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