Researchers say that Asia's expanding industrialization is discharging millions of tons of contaminants that travel across the Pacific Ocean and could alter global climate. (Sylvia Wright, Environmental News Network)
Researchers have found tropical waters in the Southern Hemisphere have cooled slightly, but Northern Hemisphere waters have warmed, endangering coral reefs. (Curt Suplee, The Washington Post)
More than 1,200 scientists gathered in Hawaii this week for the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium to understand how remote sensing can take the pulse of the Earth. (Helen Altonn, The Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Scientists believe that a hot blast of solar particles may have a paradoxical effect on the atmosphere, actually cooling the Earth. (Discover)
Scientists have found rising concentrations of a newly identified gas in the air that traps heat more effectively than other gasses, and may be warming the global climate. (Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times)
Researchers in Scotland find that avian breeding may depend on springtime temperatures. (Environmental News Network)
Landsat 7 will observe various lakes in Wisconsin this summer to get a better measure of their clarity. (Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
The massive Greeland ice sheet is melting, accounting for a 7 percent rise in oceans worldwide. (Curt Suplee, The Washington Post and Associated Press)
Climate change could bring more weather disasters which could lead to a wide range of health risks. (Seattle Times)
An undersea earthquake likely caused a landslide that triggered a tsnumai, researchers believe. The tidal wave killed 2,000 in New Guinea two years ago. (Bruce Dunford, Associated Press)
Researchers have concluded that population growth and global climate change will adversely impact the availability of water over the next 25 years. (Environmental News Network)
Cloud scientists took to the air in Oklahoma this spring to try to solve a debate about whether or not clouds are absorbing more sunlight than physics can predict. (Stephen Cole, New Scientist )
The drought continues for a third year in the southeastern United States, with rainfall amounts 20 inches and more below normal in some areas. (Reuters)
A recent study concluded that human activities account for 75 percent of atmospheric warming since 1900. (Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times)
Pressurized water trapped between sediments off the Mid-Atlantic coast could escape and cause undersea landslides that may produce tidal waves. (Andrew C. Revkin The New York Times; Lee Bowman, Scripps Howard News Service; USA Today)
A strong solar flare bringing electromagnetic energy to Earth this week may create mid-latitudinal aurora lights and disrupt radio broadcasts. (Associated Press)
Norwegian scientists say the retreating ice cap over the North Pole could disappear each summer beginning in 50 years. (Walter Gibbs, The New York Times)
Researchers find carbon dioxide spurs plant growth, reduces the nutritional value of leaves, and affects the food chain. (David Poulson, Newhouse News Service)
Greenland's changing climate and ice sheet are key factors in the weather affecting half a billion people in North America and Europe. (Curt Suplee, The Washington Post)
New research suggests that the "urban heat islands" caused by large cities can actually create weather and affect areas hundreds of miles away. (Erin McClam, Associated Press)
Researchers discovered that excessive ultraviolet radiation from the sun's rays damage the DNA in plants. Research suggests that the depletion of the ozone layer could have a measureable impact on the mutation of plants. (Reuters)
Development, agriculture, and logging continue to destroy and degrade natural habitats, and fewer species now populate the world. Scientists say that each loss is like a lost rivet holding the environment together. (William K. Stevens, The New York Times)
Scientists are developing ways to better predict volcanic mudflows. They are using satellite imagery of surface temperatures and vegetation, topography, and computer models to reconstruct previous lahar flows to enhance their predictions for future flows. (Sarah Simpson, Scientific American)