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Media Alerts are press releases from different institutions, that either address climate research, or are NASA-funded.

New Method to Measure Ancient Land Elevation Developed by Field Museum Scientist
November 29 — A land elevation computer model will provide clues about Earth's past climate. (Field Museum press release) More

Stratosphere Temperature Data Support Scientists' Proof for Global Warming
November 29 — Research shows the upper atmosphere is warming as fast as the Earth's surface. (University of Washington press release) More

Riders on the Storm
November 18 — New instruments provide a unique view of the conditions that affect a hurricane's intensity. (Office of Naval Research press release) More

Delays in Cutting Greenhouse Gasses Could Harm Environment
November 18 — Further reductions in greenhouse gas emissions must begin now to slow climate change. (Princeton University press release) More

Trace Gases are Key to Halting Global Warming
November 18 — Research strengthens claim that trace gases are critical in climate evolution. (The Earth Institute at Columbia University press release) More

Plankton Cool the Southern Hemisphere
November 17 — Marine plankton has the greatest effect on the climate in the Southern Hemisphere. (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research press release) More

URI Oceanographers Combine Numerical Models to Improve Hurricane Research
November 17 — Oceanographers find ocean wave frequencies greatly impact hurricane intensity. (University of Rhode Island press release) More

New Findings from Arctic Coring Expedition Decipher Arctic Climate Puzzles
November 17 — New ice core samples reveal the past 55 million years of climate history. (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program press release) More

Los Alamos Computers Map Hurricane Utility Forecasts
November 10 — New computers models will help agencies better respond to natural disasters. (Los Alamos National Laboratory press release) More

Look at Past Sea-Level Rise Points to Troubling Future
November 9 — Rising sea levels as little as half-meter per century can dramatically impact shorelines. (Rice University press release) More

Global Warming's Impact on U.S. Plants, Animals Determined from Review of Dozens of Studies
November 8 — Global warming has proven harmful to many plants and animals in recent decades. (University of Texas at Austin press release) More

Food Shortages Threaten Antarctic Wildlife
November 3 — Declines in sea ice coverage are impacting the Antarctic food chain. (British Antarctic Survey press release) More

UVic Climate Research Gets Super Boost
November 2 — A new supercomputer promises to help scientists determine how people have influenced climate through the ages. (University of Victoria press release) More

Climate Uncertainty with Carbon Dioxide Rise Due to Uncertainty About Aerosols
November 1 — Research provides more evidence that atmospheric aerosols play a major role in climate evolution. (Brookhaven National Laboratory press release) More

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