- University of Toronto Study Reveals Climate Change in Western Canada November 27, 2002
A new study of snow accumulation on Canada’s highest mountain provides strong evidence that significant climate change has occurred in Western Canada over the past 150 years.
- Warming Study Indicates Water Problems in the West November 21, 2002
New simulations by a group of leading global warming and climate change researchers suggest the effects of rising temperatures will exacerbate water problems in the West. (DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory release)
- Envisat’s ASAR Reveals Extent of Massive Oil Spill off Spanish Coast November 21, 2002
Oil from the wrecked tanker off the northwest coast of Spain had already reached the Spanish coast when European Space Agency’s Envisat satellite acquired radar images of the oil slick, stretching more than 150 km, on Sunday, 17 November, at 10.45 UTC. (European Space Agency release)
- New Evidence that El Niño Influences Global Climate Conditions on a 2,000-Year Cycle November 14, 2002
El Niño, the pattern that can wreak havoc on climate conditions around the world, is like a beacon, pulsating through time on a 2,000 year cycle, according to a new study. (Syracuse University release)
- Large-Scale Climate Change Linked to Simultaneous Population Fluctuations in Arctic Mammals November 14, 2002
Scientists have shown, for the first time, that changes in a large-scale climate system can synchronize population fluctuations in multiple mammal species across a continent-scale region. (Penn State release)
- Pacific Ocean Temperature Changes Point to Natural Climate Variability November 13, 2002
Analysis of long-term changes in Pacific Ocean temperatures may provide additional data with which to evaluate global warming hypotheses. (Texas A&M University release)