ESA Satellite Assesses Damage of Norway's Largest Fire
June 27 — Following the extremely hot weather conditions hitting Europe, Norway experienced its biggest forest fire in the last half century earlier this month, and Envisat satellite images were used in the fire's aftermath to get an overview of the damaged area for authorities and insurance companies. (European Space Agency press release) More

Unravelling the 'Inconvenient Truth' of Glacier Movement
June 27 — Researchers at a recent workshop discussed progress and future research objectives related to modeling the flow of ice sheets and glaciers more accurately, leading in turn to better future predictions of global ice cover for use in climate modeling and forecasting. (European Science Foundation press release) More

Destruction of Greenhouse Gases Over Tropical Atlantic
June 26 — Large amounts of ozone are being destroyed in the lower atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic Ocean. (The National Centre for Atmospheric Science press release) More

Ancient Oak Trees Help Reduce Global Warming
June 26 — Researchers discovered that trees submerged in freshwater aquatic systems store carbon for thousands of years, a significantly longer period of time than trees that fall in a forest, thus keeping carbon out of the atmosphere. (University of Missouri press release) More

Geologists Discover Signs of Volcanoes Blowing Their Tops in the Deep Ocean
June 25 — Evidence of violent eruptions on Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic defies assumptions about seafloor pressure and volcanism. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution press release) More

Destruction of greenhouse gases over tropical Atlantic
June 25 — Large amounts of ozone – about 50 percent more than predicted by the world's state-of-the-art climate models – are being destroyed in the lower atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic Ocean, according to a new study. (National Center for Atmospheric Science press release) More

Air Monitoring Helps Anticipate Possible Ecosystem Changes
June 25 — When rain settles the atmosphere and brings air pollutants to the ground, it can have a lasting effect on ecosystems, sometimes hundreds of miles away, according to Texas agricultural engineers. (Texas A&M University press release) More

Climate Change Could Severely Impact California's Unique Native Plants
June 24 — California's widespread native plants – those found nowhere else in the world – could disappear from their natural ranges as a result of global warming and associated changes in rainfall, according to a new study. (University of California - Berkeley press release) More

Greenland Ice Core Analysis Shows Drastic Climate Change Near End of Last Ice Age
June 19 — Information gleaned from a Greenland ice core by an international science team shows that two huge Northern Hemisphere temperature spikes prior to the close of the last ice age some 11,500 years ago were tied to fundamental shifts in atmospheric circulation. (University of Colorado at Boulder press release) More

Ocean Warming on the Rise
June 19 — Increased scientific confidence that ocean observations are accurately reflecting rising global temperatures is central to new Australian research. (CSIRO Australia press release) More

Nitrogen Discovery Should Help Climate Change Predictions
June 18 — A team of researchers has resolved a long-standing paradox in the plant world, which should lead to far more accurate predictions of global climate change. (University of California – Davis press release) More

Ocean Temperatures and Sea Level Increases 50 Percent Higher Than Previously Estimated
June 18 — New research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between 1961 and 2003 were 50 percent higher than estimated in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. (DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory press release) More

Ebb and Flow of the Sea Drives World's Big Extinction Events
June 15 — A new study suggests that it is the ebbs and flows of sea level and sediment over the course of geologic time that is the primary cause of the world's periodic mass extinctions. (University of Wisconsin-Madison press release) More

Ancient Mineral Shows Early Earth Climate Tough on Continents
June 13 — A new analysis of ancient minerals called zircons suggests that a harsh climate may have scoured and possibly even destroyed the surface of the Earth's earliest continents. (University of Wisconsin-Madison press release) More

Scientist Highlights Urgent Need for New Computer Models to Address Climate Change
June 12 — New research confirms the vital role of the world's forests in understanding and predicting future climate change. (Microsoft Research Cambridge press release) More

Computer Models Show Major Climate Shift as a Result of Closing Ozone Hole
June 12 — A new study has found that the closing of the ozone hole may significantly affect climate change in the Southern Hemisphere, and therefore, the global climate. (The Earth Institute at Columbia University press release) More

Freshwater Runoff From the Greenland Ice Sheet Will More than Double by the End of the Century
June 11 — The Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster than previously calculated according to a new study by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (University of Alaska Fairbanks press release) More

Permafrost Threatened by Rapid Retreat of Arctic Sea Ice
June 10 — The rate of climate warming in the Arctic could more than triple, raising concerns about thawing permafrost and the potential consequences for sensitive ecosystems. (NCAR/UCAR press release) More

Ocean Life Under Threat From Climate Change
June 6 — The international science community must devote more resources to research on the effects climate change is having on ocean environments. (CSIRO Australia press release) More

Mystery of Infamous 'New England Dark Day' Solved by Tree Rings
June 6 — Midday darkness in May 1780 was caused by distant wildfires, according to evidence from tree rings. (University of Missouri-Columbia press release) More

Mountain Ranges Rise Much More Rapidly Than Geologists Expected
June 5 — Mountains may experience a "growth spurt" that can double their height in as little as two to four million years – several times faster than the prevailing tectonic theory suggests. (University of Rochester press release) More

Data Show Antarctic Ice Stream Radiating Seismically
June 4 — Researchers combined seismological and global positioning system analyses to reveal two bursts of seismic waves from an ice stream in Antarctica every day, each one equivalent to a magnitude-7.0 earthquake. (University of Missouri-Columbia press release) More

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