ORNL Scientists Looking at Nature in a New Way
November 30 — Improved tools and increasingly sophisticated approaches are helping researchers gain a better understanding of how organisms respond to and interact with their environment. (Oak Ridge National Laboratory press release) More

Survey: Refusal to Evacuate, Complacency Remain Problems during Hurricanes
November 30 — After the state had been battered by three hurricanes last year, many Florida residents ignored the threat of Hurricane Jeanne and refused to leave their homes in evacuation zones, county emergency managers say. (University of Central Florida press release) More

New Ice Cores Expand View of Climate History
November 24 — Two new studies of gases trapped in Antarctic ice cores have extended the record of Earth's past climate almost 50 percent further, adding another 210,000 years of definitive data about the makeup of the Earth's atmosphere. (Oregon State University press release) More

Global Warming Doubles Rate of Ocean Rise
November 24 — Global ocean levels are rising twice as fast today as they were 150 years ago, and human-induced warming appears to be the culprit, scientists say. (Rutgers University press release) More

Scientists Use New Techniques to Focus Impact of Global Warming on Specific Regions
November 23 — People will soon be able to find out how vulnerable their local area is to global warming, thanks to new techniques developed by a European-wide research group. (University of East Anglia press release) More

Eruption Update: Island in British Overseas Territory is Growing in Size
November 23 — A rare volcanic eruption is expanding the size of an island in British Overseas Territory. (British Antarctic Survey press release) More

Forecast Good for Launch of Europe's Latest MSG Weather Satellite
November 21 — The successful launch of Ariane 5 Flight 167 leaves the launch campaign of Europe's newest meteorological satellite on track to meet its new target date of December 21. (European Space Agency press release) More

World's Most Advanced Seafloor Observatory Unveiled
November 17 — The Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea (VENUS) will be the world's most advanced, cabled seafloor observatory and pioneers a new approach to studying the oceans. (University of Victoria press release) More

Climate Models Help Scientists Understand Global Shifts in Water Availability
November 16 — U.S. Geological Survey scientists have a clearer picture of global shifts in water availability after examining a century of streamflow measurements from 165 locations around the world. (USGS press release) More

Growing Health Effects of Global Warming Outlined on Regional Scale
November 16 — A team of health and climate scientists has shown that the growing health impacts of climate change affect different regions in markedly different ways. (University of Wisconsin-Madison press release) More

Rapidly Accelerating Glaciers May Increase How Fast the Sea Level Rises
November 14 — Satellite images show that, after decades of stability, a major glacier draining the Greenland ice sheet has dramatically increased its speed and retreated nearly five miles in recent years. (University of California-Santa Cruz press release) More

UF Researcher: Global Warming Dramatically Changed Ancient Forests
November 10 — The migration of subtropical plants to northern climates may not be too far-fetched if future global warming patterns mirror a monumental shift that took place in the past, new research suggests. (University of Florida press release) More

Software Fills in Missing Data on Satellite Images
November 8 — New software is helping scientists get a more complete view of the environment from satellites that orbit the Earth. (Ohio State University press release) More

Water Vapor Feedback is Rapidly Warming Europe
November 8 — A new report indicates that the vast majority of the rapid temperature increase recently observed in Europe is likely due to an unexpected greenhouse gas: water vapor. (American Geophysical Union press release) More

Health of Acehnese Reefs in the Wake of the Tsunami Shows Human Impacts More Harmful
November 7 — Tsunami damage to coral reefs closest to the epicenter of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake was occasionally spectacular--but surprisingly limited--particularly when compared to damage from chronic human misuse in the region. (Cell Press press release) More

Fewer Days of Ice on Northern New England Rivers in Recent Years
November 7 — The total number of days of ice on the region's rivers has declined significantly in recent decades and particularly in the spring, according to new research. (U. S. Geological Survey press release) More

ERS Altimeter Survey Shows Growth of Greenland Ice Sheet Interior
November 4 — Researchers have utilized more than a decade's worth of data from radar altimeters on satellites to produce the most detailed picture yet of thickness changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet. (European Space Agency press release) More

Western States to Host First Test of Carbon Sequestration in Lava Rock
November 4 — Scientists will soon test how well the volcanic rocks below the Columbia and Snake river plains store carbon dioxide. (Idaho National Laboratory press release) More

Odd Energy Mechanism in Bacteria Analyzed
November 3 — Scientists have successfully cultured in a laboratory a microorganism with a gene for an alternate form of photochemistry--an advance that may ultimately help shed light on the ecology of the world's oceans. (Oregon State University press release) More

Asleep in the Deep: Model Helps Assess Ocean-Injection Strategy for Combating Greenhouse Effect
November 3 — In searching for ways to counteract the greenhouse effect, some scientists have proposed capturing the culprit--carbon dioxide--as it is emitted from power plants, then liquefying the gas and injecting it into the ocean. (University of Michigan press release) More

Modeling of Long-Term Fossil Fuel Consumption Shows 14.5 Degree Hike in Temperature
November 1 — If humans continue to heavily use fossil fuels for the next several centuries, the polar ice caps will be depleted, ocean sea levels will rise by seven meters and median air temperatures will soar 14.5 degrees Fahrenheit. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory press release) More

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