Are Aerosols Reducing Coastal Drizzle and Increasing Cloud Cover?
June 30 — Scientists are involved in new research to determine if small particles such as soot, dust and smoke, influence the structure of marine stratus clouds and how these particles are associated with drizzle. (U.S. Department of Energy press release) More

Oceans Turning to Acid from Rise in Carbon Dioxide
June 30 — A new report suggests that if carbon dioxide emissions from human activities continue to rise, the oceans will become so acidic by 2100 it could threaten marine life in ways we cannot anticipate. (Carnegie Institution press release) More

UCAR Training Helps Forecasters Predict Rip Currents
June 30 — Innovative online courses developed at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research are helping forecasters protect the public from rip currents. (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research press release) More

Warmer Air May Cause Increased Antarctic Sea Ice Cover
June 29 — Predicted increases in precipitation due to warmer air temperatures from greenhouse gas emissions may actually increase sea ice volume in the Antarctic's Southern Ocean. (American Geophysical Union press release) More

Sunshine Mapping from Space Means Brighter Solar Energy Future
June 29 — Accurate and continent-wide scale measurements of ground radiances are now provided every 15 minutes by ESA's Meteosat Second Generation satellite. (European Space Agency press release) More

NCAR Analysis Shows Widespread Pollution from 2004 Wildfires
June 29 — Wildfires in Alaska and Canada in 2004 emitted about as much carbon monoxide as did human-related activities in the continental United States during the same time period, according to new research. (National Center for Atmospheric Research press release) More

Research: Florida Getting Better at Protecting Homes from Hurricanes
June 28 — New Florida homes withstood last year's four hurricanes better than their older counterparts -- thanks in large measure to continued improvements in the state's hurricane building code, say University of Florida engineers. (University of Florida press release) More

Growth Secrets of Alaska's Mysterious Field of Lakes
June 27 — The thousands of oval lakes that dot Alaska's North Slope are some of the fastest-growing lakes on the planet and new research suggests heat waves are the likely cause. (University of Arizona press release) More

'Apollo Program' for Hydrogen Energy Needed, Stanford Researcher Says
June 24 — Researchers find that vehicles powered with hydrogen fuel cells will greatly improve air quality, health and climate - especially if wind is used to generate the electricity needed to split water and make hydrogen in a pollution-less process. (Stanford University press release) More

New Findings Show Persistent El Nino-Like Conditions during Past Global Warming
June 23 — During the most recent period in Earth's past with a climate warmer than today, the tropical Pacific was in a stable state of El Ni�o-like conditions, according to a new study. (University of California-Santa Cruz press release) More

Deep Sea Algae Connect Ancient Climate, Carbon Dioxide and Vegetation
June 22 — Researchers have mapped the first detailed history of atmospheric carbon dioxide between 45 and 25 million years ago based on stable isotopes of carbon. (Yale University press release) More

Jet Skis and Quad Bikes Help Scientists Predict and Monitor Storm Damage
June 21 — Every winter hundreds of British homes are at risk from being flooded when storms strike and now quad bikes, jet skis and computer models are being used by scientists and engineers to measure and predict storm damage. (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council press release) More

Researchers Find Evidence of Photosynthesis Deep Within the Ocean
June 20 — A team of researchers has found evidence of photosynthesis taking place deep within the Pacific Ocean, with significant implications for the resiliency of life on Earth and possibly on other planets. (Arizona State University press release) More

Could Better Mangrove Habitats Have Spared Lives in the 2004 Tsunami?
June 20 — In the aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami disaster in Southeast Assa, academics and politicians alike are trying to investigate how the number of casualties could have been reduced and how such severe damage can be avoided if a tsunami ever strikes again. (Cell Press news release) More

Assessing the Amazon River's Sensitivity to Deforestation
June 20 — Understanding how the Amazon River varies in time, what causes those variations, and how sensitive it will be to ongoing and accelerating deforestation is a focus of new research. (Woods Hole Research Center press release) More

Street-level London Air Pollution Warnings Coming via Mobile Phones
June 17 — The air pollution in Central London and the London borough of Croydon is being forecast daily as part of a pioneering ESA-backed project. (European Space Agency press release) More

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Many of 2 Billion Dryland Dwellers at Risk as Land Degrades
June 16 — Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to seek new homes and livelihoods. (United Nations University press release) More

NCAR Climate Expert: Hurricanes to Intensify as Earth Warms
June 16 — Warmer oceans, more moisture in the atmosphere, and other factors suggest that human-induced climate change will increase hurricane intensity and rainfall, according to a climate expert. (National Center for Atmospheric Research press release) More

New NIST Method Improves Accuracy of Spectrometers
June 16 — Measurements of the intensity of light at different wavelengths can be made more accurately now, thanks to a new, simple method for correcting common instrument errors. (National Institute of Standards and Technology press release) More

Improved Water Vapor Sensor Takes to the Skies
June 15 — A new water vapor sensor will improve a wide range of weather forecasts to make flying safer, allow airlines to expand routes, provide alternate landing options, and save fuel. (National Center for Atmospheric Research press release) More

Study Shows Eutrophic Lakes May Not Recover for a Millennium
June 13 — Although it has taken just 60 years for humans to put many freshwater lakes on the eutrophication fast track, a new study shows their recovery may take a thousand years under the best of circumstances. (University of Wisconsin-Madison press release) More

First Test of Predictions of Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity
June 13 — A study published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography represents the first real test of the performance of computer models used to forecast how species will change their geographic ranges in response to the Earth's changing climate. (Blackwell Publishing press release) More

Scientists Gain Insight into Spring Onset, Better Forecasting Expected
June 13 — Scientists have discovered that the interplay between two layers of the atmosphere plays a major role in the arrival of spring, a finding that could lead to improved weather and climate forecasting. (Georgia Institute of Technology press release) More

GINA Collaboration to Boost Response to Summer Fires
June 13 — Armed with images from Landsat 5 and MODIS satellites, fire personnel will use the Geographic Information Network of Alaska to track hot spots and fire movement, even under smoke that may ground mapping aircraft. (University of Alaska-Fairbanks press release) More

Scripps Studies Provide New Details about Antarctic Iceberg Detachment
June 13 — Research has uncovered details of ice shelf "rifting" - ice fracturing that cuts through the entire thickness of an ice shelf and represents the first stage of the process in which icebergs eventually break away from the main ice mass - on East Antarctica's Amery Ice Shelf. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography press release) More

Hot Volcanic Eruptions Could Lead to a Cooler Earth
June 10 — Volcanic eruptions may be an agent of rapid and long-term climate change, according to new research by British scientists. (American Geophysical Union press release) More

"Sinkers" Provide Missing Piece in Deep-Sea Puzzle
June 10 — Scientists may have solved one of the biggest questions in modern oceanography: how animals in the deep sea get enough to eat. (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute press release) More

Space Measurements of Carbon Offer Clearer View of Earth's Climate Future
June 10 — Follow the carbon - this is the mantra of researchers seeking to understand climate change and forecast its likely extent. (European Space Agency press release) More

Tsunami Research Shows Destructive Path Worse in Developed Areas
June 9 — Some areas of Sri Lanka were devastated more than others in last December's tsunami and the increased destruction follows human development along coastal regions. (Arizona State University press release) More

York Scientists Warn of Dramatic Impact of Climate Change on Africa
June 9 — Scientists at the University of York are warning that dramatic changes may soon occur in Africa's vegetation in response to global warming. (University of York press release) More

Study Shows Radars Save Lives
June 9 — Tornado warnings have improved significantly and the number of tornado casualties has decreased by nearly half since a network of Doppler weather radars were installed nationwide, according to a new study. (American Meteorological Society press release) More

World Ocean Day: How Satellites Safeguard Our Waters
June 8 — Our seas influence the climate, produce most of the oxygen we breathe, serve as a means of transport and a major source of food and resources - and satellite monitoring helps protect them. (European Space Agency press release) More

Soil Emissions are Much-Bigger-Than-Expected Component of Air Pollution
June 6 — Nitrogen oxides produced by huge fires and fossil fuel combustion are a major component of air pollution and are the primary ingredients in ground-level ozone, a pollutant harmful to human health and vegetation. (University of Washington press release) More

New Findings Show a Slow Recovery from Extreme Global Warming Episode 55 Million Years Ago
June 6 — Most of the excess carbon dioxide pouring into the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels will ultimately be absorbed by the oceans, but it will take about 100,000 years. (University of California - Santa Cruz press release) More

Disappearing Arctic Lakes Linked to Climate Change
June 3 — New research shows continued arctic warming may be causing a decrease in the number and size of Arctic lakes. (University of Alaska-Fairbanks press release) More

Scripps-led Global Ocean Warming Research Paper Published in Science
June 2 — Research by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography describes the first clear evidence of human-produced warming in the world's oceans. (University of California-San Diego press release) More

Rapid-Scanning Doppler on Wheels Keeps Pace with Twisters
June 1 — A multi-beam Doppler radar that scans storms every 5 to 10 seconds is prowling the Great Plains this month in search of its first close-up tornado. (National Center for Atmospheric Research press release) More

Looking Deep In Earth, Researchers See Upwellings That Could Be Root of Volcanic Islands
June 1 — Seismologists have located a relatively small and isolated patch of exotic material deep within the Earth that may be a "root" for mantle plumes that connect Earth's hot and tumultuous core to the surface. (Arizona State University press release) More

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