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)

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)

Large amounts of ozone are being destroyed in the lower atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic Ocean. (The National Centre for Atmospheric Science press release)

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)

Evidence of violent eruptions on Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic defies assumptions about seafloor pressure and volcanism. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution press release)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Increased scientific confidence that ocean observations are accurately reflecting rising global temperatures is central to new Australian research. (CSIRO Australia press release)

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)

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)

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)

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)

New research confirms the vital role of the world's forests in understanding and predicting future climate change. (Microsoft Research Cambridge press release)

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)

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)

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)

The international science community must devote more resources to research on the effects climate change is having on ocean environments. (CSIRO Australia press release)

Midday darkness in May 1780 was caused by distant wildfires, according to evidence from tree rings. (University of Missouri-Columbia press release)

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)

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)