Coastal Fog, Climate Change, and the Environment

Tourism, Climate Change and the Coastal Zone

Trees harvesting the clouds: fog nets threatened by climate change.

The major direct drivers of environmental change in mountains are relief, hydroclimate and land use. Mountain forests affected by persistent seasonal or annual fog are called montane cloud forests (Bubb et al. 2004). On the slopes of temperate mountains, the elevation of the cloud base marks the transition from mon-tane (hardwood-deciduous, lower-altitude) to cloud (conifer-evergreen, higher-al...

Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment

Climate Change Impacts Indoor Environment

For many years investigators have been aware of potential links between climate change and outdoor air quality. Far fewer studies have focused on climate change and indoor air quality, but a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concludes that the relationship between the two warrants further attention and action. 2 " There's not much research at this interface, and hard evidence is n...

Coupling of fog and marine microbial content in the near-shore coastal environment

Microbes in the atmosphere (microbial aerosols) play an important role in climate and provide an ecological and biogeochemical connection between oceanic, atmospheric, and terrestrial environments. However, the sources and environmental factors controlling the concentration, diversity, transport, and viability of microbial aerosols are poorly understood. This study examined culturable microbial...