Researchers are trying to better understand how glaciers impact and are affected by climate by creating more precise mathematical models. (National Geographic News)
Scientists from NASA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other institutions will study soil moisture in Tombstone, Arizona and Mexico during 2004-08-to improve weather forecasts and the ability to interpret satellite data. (Science Daily)
Using NASA satellite data, Boston University researchers say "urban heat islands" create warmth that extends as much as six miles from the cities, lengthening the growing season by as much as 15 percent. (Associated Press)
Scientists have sighted a rare mammal in Alaska waters endangered blue whales, the largest animal known to live on Earth. (Associated Press)
Plans to tackle the growing problems of flooding and coastal erosion in England due to global warming have been published by the government. (BBC)
The Amazon deserves to be called the "lungs of the world," as new projections show it is a net producer of oxygen despite widespread burning of the jungle, according to scientists with the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA), partly funded by NASA. (Associated Press, Reuters)
The Alaska Volcano Observatory says Mount Spurr is showing some signs of life and may erupt within the next few weeks. (Associated Press)
Dutch scientists say automated monitoring stations in Greenland show that the edges of ice sheets are melting up to 10 times more rapidly than previous research indicated. (BBC)
The UK could secure its energy supply for many decades if it could use its huge reserves of coal, say scientists. (BBC)
Snowfall in New England has decreased significantly in favor of rain during the last half of the 20th century, according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey. (Newsday)
With malaria's history of surviving in the cold, experts are at odds about how far modern global warming may spread one of the planet's most deadly diseases. (Reuters, Associated Press)
The second phases of a massive air quality study, partially funded by NASA, has begun with the launch of a boat that will map and analyze air pollution as it travels over the globe. (Associated Press)
Changes in the Dutch climate in recent years because of global warming have meant dozens of plant types normally found in warmer areas are now growing wild in the country, according to a new study. (Reuters)
Rogue waves as high as 10-story buildings that can sink large ships are far more common than previously thought, says the European Space Agency. (Reuters)
European scientists are working to dig deep into the Earth below the Mediterranean Sea in the hope that pre-historic sediment cores will offer clues into climate change. (Deutsche Welle News)
A forest fire researcher says the Yukon is likely to continue to burn in years to come, as the effects of climate change turn up the heat in the woods. (CBC)
A government reports says more fires, floods, and diseases could occur in Australia as temperatures increase by as much as five degrees by 2070. (The Border Mail, Australia)
The snow in the Andes could disappear along with many of Peru's glaciers in the next several years because of global warming, say experts. (Reuters)
As well as changing shape and appearance, mountains may also disappear as temperatures warm and destabilize the rocks by thawing the permafrost. (The Scotsman, UK)
New research indicates that climate change impinges on the rhythm of life � even on the sea floor. (Nature)
The Potomac and Susquehanna Rivers worked double-time to create gorges that remain scenic wanders today, carving through bedrock at twice the usual rate. (Associated Press)
Scientists using measurements from NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite have discovered that Venus and sunspots have something in common: they both block some of the sun's energy going to Earth. (Science Daily)
New research shows that as tides come ashore, the water causes changes in underground air pressure, forcing air and moisture in and out of the ground along the shoreline. (Associated Press)
Estimates of pollution reduction in the Chesapeake Bay have been based on a computer model that was distorted by overly generous assumptions, a new study says. (Associated Press)
A new report suggests Brazil's vast tropical savanna will disappear by 2030 if an area nearly the size of New Jersey continues to be cleared each year to transform it into the world's biggest grain growing area. (Reuters)
Deforestation in the vast Amazon region has turned Brazil into one of the world�s biggest carbon dioxide polluters, scientists say. (BBC)
Scientists have observed the biggest raindrops recorded on Earth, up to one centimeter in size. (BBC)
Five hundred scientists from Canada, the United States and Europe took to eleven aircraft this week to study the air quality in the northern hemisphere. (CBC, Nature)
The European Union recorded its first dip in greenhouse-gas emissions in three years in 2002, largely because of the continent's warmer winter and stagnant economy, a new report says. (Associated Press)
The European Union recorded its first dip in greenhouse-gas emissions in three years in 2002, largely because of the continent's warmer winter and stagnant economy, a new report says. (Associated Press)
Citing a lack of funding, NASA will decommission the highly successful Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite later this year. (Science)
A former head of Australia's National Climate Centre says projections of dramatically higher temperatures in the future are incorrect due to forecast model inaccuracies. (The Australian)
National Forests in Montana and northern Idaho have completed 94 percent of thinning, burning and other healthy forest projects this fiscal year, but more work is needed, says a regional forester. (Associated Press)
NASA successfully launches the Aura satellite, a six-year mission intended to determine the composition of Earth's atmosphere in unprecedented detail. (Associated Press, Reuters)
Mercury levels in the Florida Everglades have fallen sharply since authorities curtailed waste incinerators and battery manufacturers reduced their use of heavy metal, university researchers say. (Reuters)
The world's oceans have absorbed nearly half of the carbon dioxide emitted by humans during the last 200 years, creating potential long-term challenges for corals and algae. (Associated Press, Reuters)
Freak weather has caused the collapse of the most famous peaks in the Italian Dolomites in what some scientists say is an effect of global warming. (Reuters)
A UK climate expert says London could be among the first cities to flood if global warming causes the planet's ice to melt. (BBC)
The weakening of the Earth's magnetic field is accelerating debate over whether it portends a reversal of the lines of magnetic force that normally envelop the Earth. (New York Times)
Weather forecasters say a massive swing in a key climate indicator, the Southern Oscillation Index, is unusual, but there is no obvious link to the greenhouse effect. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A new web site, created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), allows visitors to search through 150 years of Atlantic hurricanes and 50 years of their Pacific cousins by storm name, zip code, place name, latitude and longitude. (Associated Press)
A bird thought by some to be extinct has been discovered on the island of Cozumel off Mexico's Caribbean coast, conservationists say. (Associated Press)
Global climate change is likely to result in severe droughts and floods in India, and have major impacts on human health and food supplies, according to a new report. (SciDev.net)
Lake Vostok, deep beneath the Antarctic ice, appears to be divided into two deep basins, according to researchers who profiled the lake with an array of complex instruments. (Associated Press)
Research shows the drought of the 1950s could be partly to blame for current lower water levels in the Rio Grande and the surrounding shallow valley aquifer, say Penn State University scientists. (Associated Press)
Record flooding in Taiwan, caused by typhoon Mindulle, could mark the beginning of a worse than normal storm season in the region, say experts. (New Scientist)
NASA is about to launch a satellite, Aura, that will monitor the health of the Earth's atmosphere in unprecedented detail, keeping track of everything from the upper ozone layer, which guards against solar radiation, to the air near the ground that humans breathe. (New York Times)
Immediate action must be taken to stop the effects of climate change, starting with a timetable for a 60 percent fall in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, says a coalition of scientists. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Forecasters hope to prevent deaths and injuries caused by intense ocean waves and tides by issuing severe-wave and tide warnings under a new prediction system called Wavewatch III. (Associated Press)
Research being conducted on the effect of global warming on rice yields also has implications on major crops grown in Nebraska, according to a university scientist. (The Grand Island Independent, Nebraska)
Snowmelt in Yosemite National Park began in mid-March this year, in what appears to be one of the earliest onsets of the melt in nearly 90 years, and some scientists suspect it is another sign that climate change is eroding the Sierra Nevada snowpack. (LA Times)
A warming climate is bringing expensive and potentially dangerous erosion and floods to Native Alaskan villages, say representatives of those communities. (Associated Press)
Bald eagles, long on the rise in Maryland, are multiplying so successfully that the population of nesting couples rose 10 percent over the past year, according to Department of Natural Resources reports. (Associated Press)
Hurricane Isabel destroyed 72 eagle nests, about one-fourth of Virginia's total, but the big birds dusted themselves off, rebuilt most of the nests and produced 612 chicks this spring, a modern record. (Associated Press)
Scientists with the European Environment Agency say the continent must begin dealing systematically with the devastating effects of climate change. (Big News Network)
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is now the world's biggest protected marine network, and many environmental groups are urging countries in Asia and Central America to take similar action to protect other coral reefs. (Reuters)