NOAA announced today that the 26 nations of the World Meteorological Organization's Regional Association IV have adopted a Consensus Index and Definitions of El Nino and La Nina conditions. By doing so, scientists and governments throughout the region can better define potential impacts from these short-term climate shifts and prepare for remedial action. (NOAA news release)

A group of the nation's leading river scientists are working to propel the country's $1 billion-per-year river-restoration movement from an art to a science. (The Academy of Natural Sciences press release)

NOAA announced today that the 26 nations of the World Meteorological Organization's Regional Association IV have adopted a Consensus Index and Definitions of El Nino and La Nina conditions. By doing so, scientists and governments throughout the region can better define potential impacts from these short-term climate shifts and prepare for remedial action. (NOAA news release)

A group of the nation's leading river scientists are working to propel the country's $1 billion-per-year river-restoration movement from an art to a science. (The Academy of Natural Sciences press release)

Researchers say the "dead zone" area of the Gulf of Mexico -- a region that annually suffers from low oxygen which can result in huge marine life losses -- has appeared much earlier this year, meaning it could be potentially larger in 2005. (Texas A&M University press release)

Researchers say the "dead zone" area of the Gulf of Mexico--a region that annually suffers from low oxygen which can result in huge marine life losses--has appeared much earlier this year, meaning it could be potentially larger in 2005. (Texas A&M University press release)

A researcher proposes an explanation for the low rates of extinction in marine life during one of the greatest ice ages of all, late in the Paleozoic Era from 330 million to 290 million years ago. (Johns Hopkins University press release)

Scientists believe a new joint center will help them better answer how melting ice could affect global sea levels in the future and perhaps even offer a better view of the surface of distant planets. (Ohio State University press release)

Scientists believe a new joint center will help them better answer how melting ice could affect global sea levels in the future and perhaps even offer a better view of the surface of distant planets. (Ohio State University press release)

A researcher proposes an explanation for the low rates of extinction in marine life during one of the greatest ice ages of all, late in the Paleozoic Era from 330 million to 290 million years ago. (Johns Hopkins University press release)

Relief from soaring prices at the gas pump could come in the form of corncobs, cornstalks, switchgrass and other types of biomass, according to a new study. (Department of Energy/Oak Ridge National Laboratory press release)

The first comprehensive study of glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula has uncovered widespread glacier retreat and suggests that recent climate change is responsible. (American Association for the Advancement of Science press release)

The strength of hurricane activity striking the United States during the main hurricane season can now be predicted with significant accuracy thanks to a new computer model. (University College London press release)

Researchers have discovered a new active "thrust fault" at the base of the Himalaya in Nepal that likely accommodates some of the subterranean pressure caused by the continuing collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia. (Dartmouth College press release)

Scientists are drilling into sediments of one of the world's oldest, deepest lakes to improve understanding of global climate change. (University of Rhode Island press release)

A renewable energy research and demonstration center in western Minnesota is showing how to make the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, utilizing wind, biomass and biodiesel. (University of Minnesota press release)

A researcher has found a new layer near the Earth's core, enabling scientists to better measure the internal temperature of the Earth's mantle to a deeper level. (University of Liverpool press release)

A study using a new method of dating corals reveals that sea level is more variable over shorter periods of time than previously thought. (The Earth Institute at Columbia University press release)

New research will investigate how climate change will impact birds, plants, insects, fish, and drinking water in the tidal marshes of the Delaware Estuary. (Academy of Natural Sciences press release)

If increased precipitation and sea surface heating from global warming disrupts the Atlantic Conveyer current, the effect on the ocean food chain could be severe, according to new research. (Oregon State University press release)

Researchers find desert blooms - plants that flourish in arid areas after rains - might reduce water accumulation in soil should the climate shift toward wetter conditions. (University of Texas at Austin press release)

Scientists have discovered that Earth's last great global warming period, 3 million years ago, may have been caused by atmospheric carbon dioxide levels similar to those observed today. (British Antarctic Survey press release)

Spring has sprung, but a new report says the December 2004 immense Midwest snowstorm was one to remember. (University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign press release)

The Earth's early atmosphere may have contained high amounts of hydrogen, raising new questions about the origins of life on our planet. (University of Colorado at Boulder press release)

Salting and sanding roads is a routine part of winter, but changes in climate patterns caused by global warming may alter the established policies on snow removal. (Penn State University press release)

Micro-organisms in clouds could play a crucial role in the spread of disease and in the formation of rain drops. (Cardiff University press release)

The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Central Florida will build a facility to study Florida's water and how it is affected by stresses including urban growth and hurricanes. (University of Central Florida press release)

The development of a huge observing network to monitor ocean currents and sea temperature is underway in the Indian Ocean. (CSIRO Australia press release)

A study of tornado formation finds that twisters can develop in unusual ways and at unexpected times and places. (Purdue University press release)

Climate changes in the northern and southern hemispheres are linked by a phenomenon by which the oceans react to changes on either side of the planet. (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona press release)