Sentences with phrase «accelerating regional warming»

When the snow melts, it exposes dark land below it, further accelerating regional warming.

When the snow melts, it exposes dark land below it, further accelerating regional warming.

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In the past 50 years, as regional temperatures have warmed, the growth of bristlecone pine trees at high altitudes has been accelerating, whereas that of trees lower down the slopes has not, according to the results of a study published November 16 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Japan needs to immediately and drastically increase its use of renewable energy, from the perspectives of mitigating global warming, ensuring energy security (Japan's current energy self - sufficiency rate is only 4 %), revitalizing regional economies, developing renewable energy - related technologies (a field that is accelerating worldwide), and strengthening Japan's competitiveness in energy - related fields.

The broader Hemispheric and regional picture shows that warm events occurring during the two most recent winters were much more extreme than the cold outbreaks and are consistent with a long ‐ term and accelerating warming trend.