BLOGGER'S NOTE: Be sure to click on the graphic to enlarge it. Note the severe pullback in the snow cover on the southwestern coast of Greenland -- Greenland is experiencing temperatures similar to the record-breaking temperatures of 1998. Note that

by Clifford Krauss, New York Times, May 27, 2008HOUSTON — The Rockefeller family built one of the great American fortunes by supplying the nation with oil. Now history has come full circle: some family members say it is time to start moving beyond the

by Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, May 29, 2008, 11:29 am I spent a few minutes Wednesday with F. Sherwood Rowland, the atmospheric chemist from the University of California, Irvine, who shared a Nobel Prize for his work revealing

Geology; May 2008; v. 36; no. 5; p. 359-362; DOI: 10.1130/G24519A.1 © 2008 Geological Society of America

Earth Observatory, NASA News Archive, May 7, 2008SOLAR VARIABILITY: STRIKING A BALANCE WITH CLIMATE CHANGEThe sun has powered almost everything on Earth since life began, including its climate. The sun also delivers an annual and seasonal impact, changing

[BLOGGER'S NOTE: Sometimes, we really do need to go back and remember the history (even if we are talking about the year 2006) of certain events in this business of smearing the reputations of serious scientists and the massive effort to confuse and

Despite the continent's far-reaching standards on carbon emissions, old-world lignite is making a comeback. by Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, May 25, 2008 HOLZ, GERMANY -- Much of Europe may be moving toward renewable energy, but here

Update from May 26: a blogger from Holland, Leon, has sent a very interesting link to an animation of the last 30 days of 500-hPa height anomalies above the Arctic -- for those who understand such things or who just want to have a look, here is the

by Jane George, Nunatsiaq News, May 23, 2008 Has melt reached tipping point where retreat cannot be halted?Here's the good news: this summer's Arctic ice melt means an early start to the Hudson Bay shipping season. Forecasts

[BLOGGER'S NOTE: This article was originally published online (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), and all references can be found at this site:http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/104/16/6500 ]Conventional wisdom and climate history Steven

by Richard Black, Environment correspondent, BBC News website, May 23, 2008

I booked flights the other day. Ouch. Since I travel by air four or five times a year, I watch the industry a little. Its struggling. Its fleet is aging, fuel prices have a big impact on bottom line, and nearly everything about airlines is regulated

by Larry O'Hanlon, Discovery News, May 8, 2008The idea that Greenland's ice melts sluggishly in response to global warming has long been one hedge against rapid global sea level rise -- but the idea may be wrong, say researchers. New geologic evidence

This post is to provide a link to the abstracts of the studies presented at the Arctic Forum:http://www.arcus.org/annual_meetings/2008/abstracts.htmlHere is a sample of one of the "softer" articles:Public Perceptions of Climate Tipping Point Information:The

Eric Post | Jessica Marshall, Discovery News, May 22, 2008Greenland's caribou are arriving at their spring breeding grounds to find a food supply far past its prime. Caribou in West Greenland migrate inland in spring, to the western edge of the