Researchers reading chemical clues in 130,000 year-old coral say that El Niños have almost never before reached the sustained intensity they have during this past century. (Andrew Revkin, New York Times; MSNBC.com)
Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center are using climate simulations to shed light on how to mitigate the effects of weather-related disasters by predicting their arrival earlier. (Amy Marquis, Weather.com)
A climatologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center says the U.S. is experiencing a fewer number of frosty mornings as a likely benefit of global warming. (Chris Cappella, USAToday.com)
A United Nations Environment Program report warns that rising global temperatures may bring more natural disasters to the African continent. (Reuters)
Scientists are studying the treatment of ocean waters with iron sulfate and the resulting production of phytoplankton to draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. (CNN.com)
A computer model projects that a massive tidal wave would be a side effect of a major Puget Sound-area earthquake. (CBSnews.com)
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports that mankind is responsible for climate change and urges preparation for rising sea levels. (Tiffany Wu, Reuters; Jack Williams, USAToday.com; BBCNews.com)
NASA climate researchers may have found a link between precipitation trends over the Indian Ocean and strong El Niño events over the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (USAToday.com)
Colorado State University's hurricane expert, William Gray predicts a less active season than 2000 with 9 tropical storms, 2 of them major hurricanes. (United Press International)
A University of Colorado researcher using NASA satellite imagery and historical records has concluded that the climate doesn't have to change much for the Antarctic glaciers to begin melting. (ABCnews.com, FOXnews.com, Space.com)
On average the eastern U.S. cooled 0.1 degree Celsius per decade since the 1950s, while the rest of the world warmed by the same amount. (USAToday.com)
Researchers studying precipitation patterns around the globe have discovered that extreme precipitation events occur at times when El Niño or La Niña is present in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (USAToday.com)
Scientists taking core samples of ice from Antarctica have found evidence of a sudden temperature rise thousands of years ago in that region, adding fuel to the debate on global warming. (Reuters)
Scientists studying satellite data of Siberia's snow cover say they may have found a connection with the amount of autumn snows in Siberia and sea level pressure, which could play a big role in determining winter conditions in Europe and the United States. (Discovery.com)
A single enzyme in peat bogs is the only thing preventing a catastrophic release of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, according to research published in Nature. (New Scientist)
The number of countries that signed the Montreal Protocol has grown from 24 to 175 in an effort to further protect the atmosphere from chloroflurocarbons. (CNN.com)
Another species of bird has been affected by climate change and urbanization, according researchers in Britain. (CNN.com)
Average temperatures have risen by one degree Celsius over the last 15 years in many ski resorts in the Alps, increasing the danger of rockfalls, landslides and floods. (BBC News Online)
Pollutants trapped in Arctic snow can be reactivated by sunlight when the sun returns to high latitudes in the spring, leading to ozone depletion in the snowpack and at low altitudes. (Science News)
Computer models show that air pollution over India could be preventing up to 15 percent of the sunlight from reaching the ground in the springtime, possibly by causing temperature drops of up to 2 degrees Celsius. (Science News)
Scientists say that burning tropical forests thousands of miles away may be a factor in the increased severity of storms throughout Europe. (Keay Davidson, San Francisco Chronicle)