Insect Attacks May Benefit Colorado Forests
January 30, 2004U.S. Forest Service entomologists say the unprecedented insect outbreak ravaging Colorado forests may eventually result in thriving hillsides of aspen, improved stream flows and more attractive animal habitats. (Associated Press)
Climate Cooling, Warming Both Linked to Fossil Fuel Emissions
January 29, 2004University of North Carolina researchers say atmospheric pollutants from fossil fuel burning may cause nearly as much global cooling as warming. (The Michigan Daily)
Depleted Oil Wells a Global Warming Tool?
January 28, 2004In hopes of delivering a process that could slow global warming, the Energy Department wants to inject carbon dioxide underground into depleted oil reservoirs after converting it into a liquid form. (Associated Press)
Giant Satellite Keeps Tabs on Volcanoes
January 27, 2004A University of Pittsburgh volcanologist says NASA�s Terra satellite and its Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) will allow for better forecasts and warnings of volcanic eruptions, including some of the most volatile in the North Pacific. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Better Air Quality Warnings Ahead
January 27, 2004Six British universities are working together to establish a center offering better forecasts of poor air quality. (BBC)
Climate Model Predicts Even Hotter Summers
January 23, 2004Using regional climate model simulations, a Swiss climate expert says dramatic warming will take place in many parts of Europe by the end of this century. (Physics Web)
Cosmic Cause to Global Warming Discredited
January 22, 2004Earth and space scientists say a recent paper attributing climate change on Earth to cosmic rays is incorrect and that carbon dioxide emissions are to blame. (UPI)
Pollution Acting as Anti-freeze in Clouds may be Affecting Climate
January 22, 2004Cirrus clouds may be thinning out due to nitric acid pollution, a change scientists say could affect climate. (Scripps Howard)
Volcanic Impact Not So Chilling
January 22, 2004Researchers say giant volcanic eruptions might leave an imprint on the climate, but bigger �super-eruptions� may trigger a �nuclear winter.� (The Guardian)
Future Climate Change in Northwestern Europe may come as Shock
January 21, 2004The North Atlantic Current, an extension of the Gulf Stream that brings warm water from the tropics to the north, may weaken if global warming continues, resulting in a colder climate across Northwestern Europe. (Reuters)
Global Warming Evidence is Mounting
January 16, 2004Meteorologists say 2003 tied for the world�s second-hottest year and that the five hottest years on record have all occurred since 1997. (Knight Ridder)
New Climate Monitoring Network Now Operational
January 13, 2004The U.S. Climate Reference Network, developed by NOAA scientists, is now operational and will improve the ability of America�s decision-makers to form policies about programs impacted by climate variability and change. (NOAAnews.gov)
Record Retreat in Swiss Glaciers in 2003 Due to Climate Change
January 13, 2004The retreat of glaciers in the Swiss Alps reached up to 150 meters in 2003 under the onslaught of long-term climate change, not record summer warmth, say researchers. (Terra Daily)
Swiss Researchers Forecast Increasingly Variable Climate for Europe
January 13, 2004Scientists using advanced computer climate simulations find extreme temperatures in Europe, such as those recorded in summer 2003 will occur much more frequently in the future. (Scientific American, Cordis)
Warming Climate in Alaska Complicates the Hunt for Oil
January 13, 2004Rising temperatures over the past three decades have reduced the number of oil-prospecting convoys in search of new deposits that are allowed to crisscross the tundra only when its snowy and solid. (New York Times)
Ocean Floor Reveals Clues to Global Warming
January 12, 2004University of Wyoming researchers say warming ocean waters have converted massive amounts of methane gas into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect. (Newswise)
Early Action Can Help to Cope with Climate Change
January 12, 2004European scientists say livestock farmers need to prepare now for climate change that will increasingly affect future land management. (icWales.com)
Patagonia�s Big Melt Sign of Global Warming
January 12, 2004Greenpeace International says Patagonian glaciers are disappearing at a rate of 42 cubic kilometers a year, largely due to higher seas and warmer temperatures. (The Australian)
Midwinter Spring is the New Season
January 9, 2004Researchers say spring has been arriving three weeks earlier than average in Britain, over the past 30 years, leading to unusual responses by plant and animal life. (The Guardian)
Study Examines the Evolution of Climate
January 9, 2004Researchers say people native to the far north evolved to produce more heat in their cells, a change that is climate-driven effect. (Science)
Climate Change Bolsters Diseases
January 7, 2004Scientists say atypical climate conditions could bring a rise in infectious diseases, respiratory illness, allergies and malnutrition. (The Age)
Blue-sky Thinking about Climate
January 7, 2004International scientists are studying possible ways of using engineering to help the world adapt to increasing climate change, including the storing of carbon dioxide and altering the reflectivity of clouds and other surfaces to affect the amount of the Sun�s energy reaching Earth. (BBC)
Study Warns of Global Warming Extinctions
January 7, 2004Scientists warn hundreds of species of plants and animals around the globe could vanish or be on the road to extinction over the next 50 years if global warming continues. (Associated Press)
Is Burying Carbon Dioxide the Cure for Global Warming?
January 4, 2004Japanese researchers plan to develop technology by 2015 that will allow carbon dioxide gas to be captured from large-scale emission sources and then stored underground. (The Japan Times)
Australia Facing Hotter Future
January 2, 2004Australia�s leading climate scientists say average annual temperatures will rise by up to six degrees by 2070, leading to severe droughts, raging brushfires and more disease in Australia. (BBC)