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Climate change real, says University of Montana scientist Steve Running who shared in Nobel Prize

On Friday, Steven W. Running will give a public seminar on climate trends and ecosystem impacts in the Northern Rockies at 3:30 p.m. at the Montana State University Billings Science Building Auditorium, Room 128.

He also will host a question-and-answer session with MSU Billings students and faculty members from 2 to 3 p.m.

Montanans need to look no farther than their own state to see the effects of global warming, a University of Montana professor said Thursday.

Steven Running is the Regents professor of ecology at UM and was on a United Nations climate change panel that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

For the past 30 years at UM, Running has used satellites to study the global environment and measure its health.

By Mary Pickett

Full story: http://billingsgazette.com/news/science/climate-change-real-says-scientist-who-shared-in-nobel-prize/article_476a514a-fcd5-5346-af6e-30b7e3f2f591.html

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In Sign of Warming, 1,600 Years of Ice in Andes Melted in 25 Years

Glacial ice in the Peruvian Andes that took at least 1,600 years to form has melted in just 25 years, scientists reported Thursday, the latest indication that the recent spike in global temperatures has thrown the natural world out of balance.

By JUSTIN GILLIS

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/world/americas/1600-years-of-ice-in-perus-andes-melted-in-25-years-scientists-say.html?_r=0

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