Category: Richard Primack
A spring frost could doom early blooms
Boston Globe
Richard Primack, College of Arts and Sciences
Decorating the gentle hills of the Arnold Arboretum, the soft, white petals of magnolia trees are already riding the wind, spiraling to their ambrosial demise well before they usually ever bloom…
Early Spring: A Not-So-Early Warning
Huffington Post
Richard Primack, College of Arts & Sciences
March used to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb…
Henry David Thoreau as global-warming researcher?
Christian Science Monitor
Richard Primack, College of Arts & Sciences
As spring officially begins today, America’s poet laureate of the changing seasons is getting renewed interest for his contributions not only to literature, but modern-day science…
Thoreau’s Journals Help Scientists Track Climate Change
Slate.com “The Slatest”
Richard Primack, College of Arts & Sciences
Henry David Thoreau’s work may have been on your high school English reading list, but future generations of students may also be studying the American transcendentalist’s work during third-period Science…
Scientists use Thoreau’s journal notes to track climate change
The Guardian
Richard Primack, College of Arts & Sciences
Fittingly for a man seen as the first environmentalist, Henry David Thoreau, who described his isolated life in 1840s Massachusetts in the classic of American literature Walden, is now helping scientists pin down the impacts of climate change…
Thoreau Journals Reveal Climate Change In Massachusetts And Beyond, Study Says
Huffington Post
Richard Primack, College of Arts & Sciences
Springtime in Concord, Mass., has changed since the town was home to Henry David Thoreau, and the writer himself has helped scientists figure out how…
Thoreau’s Notes Reveal How Spring Has Changed in 150 Years
LiveScience
Richard Primack, College of Arts & Sciences
Springtime in Concord, Mass., has changed since the town was home to Henry David Thoreau, and the writer himself has helped scientists figure out how…
Study Predicts a Bleak Future for Many Birds
New York Times “Green Blog”
Richard Primack, College of Arts & Sciences
A just-published analysis of some 200 separate studies of the impact of climate change on birds is grim…
Tropical Birds Affected By Climate Change
RedOrbit
Richard Primack, College of Arts & Sciences
Climate change spells trouble for many tropical birds – especially those living in mountains, coastal forests and relatively small areas – and the damage will be compounded by other threats like habitat loss, disease and competition among species…
Plant hardiness zones adjusted
The Mining Journal
Richard Primack, College of Arts & Sciences
Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden…
