Media Alerts are press releases from different institutions, that either address climate research, or are NASA-funded.
University of Toronto Study Reveals Climate Change in Western Canada
November 27 A new study of snow accumulation on Canada’s highest mountain provides strong evidence that significant climate change has occurred in Western Canada over the past 150 years. More
Warming Study Indicates Water Problems in the West
November 21 New simulations by a group of leading global warming and climate change researchers suggest the effects of rising temperatures will exacerbate water problems in the West. (DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory release) More
Envisat’s ASAR Reveals Extent of Massive Oil Spill off Spanish Coast
November 21 Oil from the wrecked tanker off the northwest coast of Spain had already reached the Spanish coast when European Space Agency’s Envisat satellite acquired radar images of the oil slick, stretching more than 150 km, on Sunday, 17 November, at 10.45 UTC. (European Space Agency release) More
New Evidence that El Niño Influences Global Climate Conditions on a 2,000-Year Cycle
November 14 El Niño, the pattern that can wreak havoc on climate conditions around the world, is like a beacon, pulsating through time on a 2,000 year cycle, according to a new study. (Syracuse University release) More
Large-Scale Climate Change Linked to Simultaneous Population Fluctuations in Arctic Mammals
November 14 Scientists have shown, for the first time, that changes in a large-scale climate system can synchronize population fluctuations in multiple mammal species across a continent-scale region. (Penn State release) More
Pacific Ocean Temperature Changes Point to Natural Climate Variability
November 13 Analysis of long-term changes in Pacific Ocean temperatures may provide additional data with which to evaluate global warming hypotheses. (Texas A&M University release) More
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