Physics World December 2013

Northern exposure: how climate change is affecting the Arctic

A hardy band of researchers has spent the past three summers travelling to the far north-west of Finland to find out the effects of warming conditions on the area. Joining them in August was Liz Kalaugher, to bring us the story of the impact climate change could have on the flora and fauna of this remote region. Elsewhere in the December issue, we have a feature by Martin Fischer from Duke University on how pump-probe microscopy has been used to map the distribution of lapis-lazuli pigment in Puccio Capanna’s 14th-century masterpiece The Crucifixion. And December wouldn’t be December without Physics World's fabulous Christmas books section.

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