Frigid South Pole Atmosphere Reveals Flaw in Global Circulation Models
August 28 — Atmospheric measurements made at Earth's geographic poles provide a convenient way of validating and calibrating global circulation models. (University of Illinois?Urbana-Champaign release) More

Scientists Confirm Age of the Oldest Meteorite Collision on Earth
August 20 — A team of geologists has determined the age of the oldest known meteorite impact on Earth -- a catastrophic event that generated massive shockwaves across the planet billions of years before a similar event helped wipe out the dinosaurs. (Stanford University release) More

Livermore Researchers Show Depth of Injected CO2 into the Ocean Critical as a Global Warming Solution
August 20 — Researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have determined that the depth of an injection of carbon dioxide into the deep ocean is a good predictor of how effective that location is at sequestering carbon away from the atmosphere. (Department of Energy/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory release) More

Songbird Population Declines Linked to Acid Rain
August 15 — A large-scale study has for the first time shown a clear link in North America between acid rain and widespread declines across the breeding range of a songbird, the wood thrush. (Cornell University release) More

Air Pollution Cleansed Through Ocean Cloud Processes, Say Hebrew University Scientists
August 15 — Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have demonstrated that sea spray over the oceans contributes to cleansing air that has been polluted overland. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem release) More

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