Dust From Africa Linked to Red Tide
August 31 — New NASA-funded research shows that Saharan dust clouds that contain iron help to set the stage for blooms of toxic Red Tide algae in the Gulf of Mexico. (Weather.com, Associated Press)

Climate Trumps CO2 When It Comes to Plants
August 31 — Local climate may be more important than carbon dioxide in determining which plants will thrive. (United Press International online)

Saharan Dust Tied to Florida Algae
August 30 — Saharan dust clouds travel thousands of miles and fertilize the water off the West Florida coast with iron, which kicks off blooms of toxic algae, shows a new NASA funded study. (MSNBC.com)

NASA Satellite Tracks Wildfires
August 29 — The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite is providing global daily coverage of wildfires, and helping the USDA Forest Service make decisions in fighting them. (Reuters, Washington Post)

TRMM Satellite to Gather More Weather Data
August 28 — NASA Scientists have decided to boost the orbit of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Satellite, which will continue to help weather forecasters for up to six more years. (Weather.com)

Satellites Track Coral Reefs
August 28 — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's TOPEX/Poseidon satellite tracked warmer waters and identified a massive die-off of coral reefs around the world during the El Ninos of 1982-1983 and 1997-1998. (United Press International online)

Weakened El Nino Predicted
August 28 — The World Meteorological Organization's climate program has seen some indications that a weak El Nino may be forming. (Associated Press)

Warmer Periods in Alaska Not New
August 21 — A geochemical analysis of sediments taken in one of Alaska's lakes indicates that two other periods of climate warming has occurred there in the last 2,000 years. (United Press International online)

Pollution Killing Thousands
August 16 — Study finds air pollution from exhaust pipes and smoke stacks is killing people worldwide. (CBS News)

Hurricane Hunters on the Prowl
August 15 — The nation's top hurricane hunters are refining how storms are tracked in hopes of developing better predictions of where hurricanes will hit and how much they will intensify. (CBS News)

Atlas Shows Night Sky Pollution
August 14 — Two thirds of the world's population never see a truly dark starry sky because light pollution from human activity obscures the view, scientists say. (BBC News)

Trees May Not Help Relieve Global Warming Effects
August 13 — Experiments conducted in a Northern Carolina pine forest show that after an initial growth spurt, trees grow more slowly and do not absorb as much excess carbon from the atmosphere as expected. (USAToday.com)

World Water Crisis Will Threaten One in Three - UN
August 13 — A looming water crisis could threaten one in three people by 2025, a United Nations Forum said. (Reuters)

Climate Change is Good News for Birds
August 12 — Britain's declining population of farmland birds may have an unlikely savior: global climate change. (Independent News)

NOAA Sees Weak or Moderate El Nino Late in Year
August 10 — NOAA forecasts the formation of a weak or moderate El Nino by late 2001 or early 2002 as sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific warmed in July. (Reuters)

Earth Observation Satellite Shelved
August 8 — A $100 million NASA Earth-observing spacecraft called Triana, originally conceived by Al Gore, will soon be stored away indefinitely due to budgetary constraints. (Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post)

Coastal Erosion: The First UK Map
August 6 — Scientists are compiling the first detailed map of Britain?s receding coastline. (BBC.com)

Solar Storms Deplete Ozone
August 3 — Scientists at NASA confirmed in a recent study that large solar storm send electrically charged particles to Earth and those particles deplete upper-level ozone. (Weather.com, Spacedaily.com)

Satellites Trace Lewis and Clark Trail
August 2 — Several satellites including NASA's Terra and Landsat 7 satellites are mapping a 200-year old trail, to reveal ecological, environmental and cultural changes that have taken place since the Lewis and Clark expedition. (MSNBC.com)

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