Tracking air pollutants.  Press release (dtd 4 Dec 2003) from EUREKA ("a pan-European network for market-oriented, industrial R&D").  Discusses EUREKA project EUROTRAC-2, "the EU's largest ever study on atmospheric pollution." (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Global Halt to Major Greenhouse Gas Growth.  Article (dtd 24 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  See also: (links posted 12 Dec 2003)

• NOAA Reports Potent Greenhouse Gas Levels Off.  Article (dtd 17 Nov 2003) from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) News Online.
• Global halt to major greenhouse gas growth.  Press release (dtd 25 Nov 2003) from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO).
• Greenhouse gases level off: Concerted efforts could further fall of methane.  Article (dtd 28 Nov 2003) from Nature's "Science Update."

Fisheries: Stock taken.  Abstract of article (dtd 10 Dec 2003) from Nature.  According to the abstract, "Rising temperatures since the mid-1980s have led to decreasing survival of cod larvae in the plankton ecosystem." (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Satellites spy deaths in rain forests (Clark et al.).  Press release (dtd 10 Dec 2003) from Blackwell Publishing Ltd.  Brief summary of article that shows that "images from the newest generation of commercial satellites are of high enough resolution to allow identification of individual canopy trees and detection of individual tree deaths."  This capacity may "usher in a new age of global monitoring of the ecological health of tropical forests world-wide." (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Researchers publish Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map.  Press release (dtd 8 Dec 2003) from University of Alaska. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Abandoned Penguin Colonies May Help Refine Antarctic Climate Studies.  Press release (8 Dec 2003) from National Science Foundation (NSF).  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Vanuatu: The coral reef, record of a 23,000 year history.  Press release (dtd 3 Dec 2003) from Institut Pour le Developpement. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Accelerated Global Warming from Nutrient Shortages for Trees and Soils.  Article (dtd 27 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Marine Scientists Discover Nutrient Pollution Boosts Fungi, Bacteria Killing Caribbean Reefs.  Article (dtd 26 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Global Wetlands Surveyed from Space.  Article (dtd 26 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

CSIRO - Climate change threat to our natural resources.  Press release (dtd 26 Nov 2003) from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Assessment of Knowledge on Impacts of Climate Change (PDF, 1,7 MB, 104 p).  Report  (dtd 2003) by William Hare, commissioned by the Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Globale Umweltver�nderungen (WBGU, the German Advisory Council on Global Change) and released on 25 October 2003 along with several other reports (see press release, Climate Protection Strategies for the 21st Century: Kyoto and Beyond).  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Tree Root Study May Unbalance Greenhouse-Gas Accounting.  Article (dtd 21 Nov 2003) from Scientific American.  See also Tree Root Life Controls CO₂ Absorption,  article (dtd 20 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Climate Linked to Reproduction of Right Whales.  Article (dtd 19 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  See also Climate effects on right whales, press release (dtd 19 Nov 2003) from Cornell University. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Weather patterns alter plant, tree cycles.  Article (dtd 17 Nov 2003) from The Chronicle Online (Duke University). (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Changing Climate May Leave Wintering Monarchs Out in the Cold.  Article (dtd 12 Nov 2003) from Scientific American. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Warming Waters Identified as Cause of Marine Life Depletions Off California. Article (dtd 5 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Global warming boosting tropical reefs?: Rising sea temperature expands range of Caribbean coral.  Article (dtd 4 Nov 2003) from Nature's "Science Update." (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Heinz Center President Tom Lovejoy on Habitat Fragmentation and Time to Extinction .  Press release (dtd 3 Nov 2003) from Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Is life regulating today's climate?  Press release (dtd 31 Oct 2003) from University of California, Irvine. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Man has been changing climate for 8,000 years: Agriculture may have released huge amounts of greenhouse gases into atmosphere.  Article (dtd 10 Dec 2003) from Nature Science Update . (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Global Wetlands Surveyed from Space.  Article (dtd 26 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

NASA Satellites Watch World's Cities Grow.  Article (dtd 12 December 2003) from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Are Cities Changing Local and Global Climates?  Press release (dtd - December 11, 2003) from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Costs of natural disasters in 2003 rise nearly 10 per cent -- UN report. Article (dtd 10 Dec 2003) from UN Newswire. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Climate linked to the quality of musical instrument making.  Press release (dtd 5 Dec 2003) from the Earth Institute at Columbia University. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Human Activity Affecting Global Climate.  Press release (dtd 2 Dec 2003) from National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).  See also: (links posted 12 Dec 2003)

• Top scientists conclude human activity is affecting global climate.  Press release (dtd 2 Dec 2003) from National Science Foundation (NSF).

Satellites assist planners preventing floods.  Press release (27 Nov 2003) from European Space Agency (ESA). (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Climate Change Linked to Improved Vintages.  Article (dtd 5 Nov 2003) from Scientific American.  See also Climate change in the vineyards: The taste of global warming, press release (dtd 3 Nov 2003) from Geological Society of America. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

AMS Policy Forum on "Weather and Highways"   Documents, posted by the American Meteorological Society (AMS), from meeting held on 4-5 November 2003. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Experts Discuss Effects of Climate Change.  Press release (dtd 4 Nov 2003) from the University of California, Irvine. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Debate heats up on role of climate in human evolution.  Press release (dtd 3 Nov 2003) from Geological Society of America. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Assessment of Knowledge on Impacts of Climate Change (PDF, 1,7 MB, 104 p).  Report  (dtd 2003) by William Hare, commissioned by the Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Globale Umweltver�nderungen (WBGU, the German Advisory Council on Global Change) and released on 25 October 2003 along with several other reports (see press release, Climate Protection Strategies for the 21st Century: Kyoto and Beyond).  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Scientists "Reconstruct" Earth's Climate Over Past Millennia.   Press release (dtd 10 Dec 2003) from NASA. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Vanuatu: The coral reef, record of a 23,000 year history.  Press release (dtd 3 Dec 2003) from Institut Pour le Developpement. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Retreating glaciers reveal secrets of ancient forests.  Article (dtd Dec 2003) from The Ring (The University of Victoria's Community Newspaper). (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

African ice under wraps: Secrets locked in Kilimanjaro's ice cap need urgent protection.  Article (dtd 24 Nov 2003) from Nature's "Science Update." (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

The lost mammals: Climate changed.  Abstract (dtd 13 Nov 2003) from Nature.  "Rather than being decimated by enthusiastic human hunters," two species of horses that became extinct near the end of the Pleistocene "were probably reacting quite differently to the extreme climatic changes that occurred around 12,500 years ago." (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Ice Cores May Yield Clues To 5,000-Year-Old Mystery.  Press release (dtd 7 Nov 2003) from Ohio State University. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Up-to-Date Weather, Climate & Wildfire Summaries

Atmospheric compound is double-edged sword in climate change.  Press release (8 Dec 2003) from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).  "Recent studies suggest that an atmospheric compound [sulfuric acid] derived primarily from coal combustion may have contradictory effects on the earth's climate." (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Climate Change Update.  Audio segment from National Public Radio (NPR), Talk of the Nation's, "Science Friday," originally broadcast on 5 Dec 2003.  Guests include Eileen Claussen (President of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change), Tom Karl (Director of the National Climatic Data Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and Kevin Trenberth (Senior scientist and head of the Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research). (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

River Indicates Warmer Climate and Earlier Spring in Central Maine.  Press release (dtd 4 Dec 2003) from US Geological Survey (USGS). (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Human Activity Affecting Global Climate.  Press release (dtd 2 Dec 2003) from National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).  See also Top scientists conclude human activity is affecting global climate.  Press release (dtd 2 Dec 2003) from National Science Foundation (NSF). (links posted 12 Dec 2003)

Snowy Days on the Decline During Christmas Season.  Article (dtd 26 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Steger Heads North Again.  Article (dtd 25 Nov 2003) from Minnesota Public Radio.  "Polar explorer Will Steger is preparing a quest across northern Canada -- a six-month dog sled adventure that will bring the Arctic into thousands of classrooms. Steger hasn't led a sled dog journey in five years, but says he came out of retirement because of his concerns about global warming."  Includes links to audio segments.  See also Arctic Transect 2004, an online educational initiative that will track Steger's expedition:  "Setting out to document arctic climate change we will dogsled the territory of Nunavut, meeting Inuit Elders and students, to explore traditional ecological knowledge in the remote communities visited along the trail while gathering scientific data daily from the field for NASA and Environment Canada."  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Climate Models Predict Wetter Winters, Warmer Summers in the West.  Article (dtd 13 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory. See also Climate models predict wetter winters, warmer summers in the West, press release (dtd 13 Nov 2003) from the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Study Concludes African Droughts and Dust Affect Weather in Caribbean.  Press release (dtd 6 Nov 2003) from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

La Niña Influences Amazon Flooding.  Article (dtd 4 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Is life regulating today's climate?  Press release (dtd 31 Oct 2003) from University of California, Irvine. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Major Greenland glacier, once stable, now shrinking dramatically.  Press release (dtd 8 Dec 2003) from Ohio State

River Indicates Warmer Climate and Earlier Spring in Central Maine.  Press release (dtd 4 Dec 2003) from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

The Measure of Water: NASA Creates New Map for the Atmosphere.  Press release (dtd 5 Dec 2003) from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Snowy Days on the Decline During Christmas Season.  Article (dtd 26 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Global Wetlands Surveyed from Space.  Article (dtd 26 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Study: Sea Ice at Poles Shrinking.  Article (dtd 14 Nov 2003) from Discovery New. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Arctic and Antarctic sea ice marching to different drivers.  Press release (dtd 11 Nov 2003) from NASA's  Goddard Space Flight Center. (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

Iceberg's end caught by Envisat.  Press release (dtd 11 Nov 2003) from the European Space Agency (ESA) . (link posted 12 Dec 2003)

La Niña Influences Amazon Flooding.  Article (dtd 4 Nov 2003) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 12 Dec 2003).