UAF researchers share signals of change in Arctic
(WorldNews Environment)

University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are presenting their work at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans this week. Here are some highlights of their research, as shared at the world`s largest Earth and space science meeting. University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Uma Bhatt said the process of global warming is simple. `More greenhouse gases in the atmosphere means the temperatures go up,` said the atmospheric scientist. `What`s complex is how the environment responds to it.` The Arctic is rapidly warming - much faster than the global average. Alaska ecosystems are responding and changing in predictable and unforeseen ways. This makes understanding the Alaska...