Greenland: Climate Change’s Hot Topic Aug 29, 2008 | 128 views | 0 | 0 | | slideshow Climatologist Jason Box Presents Lecture Sept. 4TELLURIDE – Greenland is melting much

18.08.2008 A new technology for measuring glacial water melt reveals that the Bering Glacier is melting at twice the rate that scientists believed. A new system of measuring water melt shows that the Bering Glacier--the largest glacier in North

Frozen Arctic floor has started to thaw and release long-stored methane gas By Volker Mrasek, Spiegel, 17 avril 2008 Researchers have found alarming evidence that the frozen Arctic floor has started to thaw and release long-stored methane gas.

Letter abstract Nature Geoscience 1, 520-523 (2008)Published online: 1 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/ngeo263An abrupt wind shift in western Europe at the onset of the Younger Dryas cold periodAchim Brauer1, Gerald H. Haug2,3, Peter Dulski1, Daniel

Nature Geoscience Published online: 24 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/ngeo284High stocks of soil organic carbon in the North American Arctic regionChien-Lu Ping1, Gary J. Michaelson1, Mark T. Jorgenson2, John M. Kimble3, Howard Epstein4,

Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 113, 2008, G00A08; doi:10.1029/2007JG000569 Methane production and bubble emissions from arctic lakes: Isotopic implications

by the Associated Press, August 27, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Snow and Ice Data Center has reported that sea ice in the Arctic now covers about 2.03 million square miles. The lowest point since satellite measurements began in 1979

Letter abstract Nature Geoscience 1, 511–514 (2008)Published online: 20 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/ngeo262Subject Categories: Atmospheric science | Climate science | Hydrology, hydrogeology and limnologyIncrease in hourly precipitation extremes beyond

From the National Snow and Ice Data Center, August 26, 2008Sea ice extent has fallen below the 2005 minimum, previously the second-lowest extent recorded since the dawn of the satellite era. Will 2008 also break the standing record low, set in 2007?

by Michael Reilly, Discovery News, August 25, 2008Aug. 25, 2008 -- Locked away in the frozen soils of the Arctic tundra, there lies a ticking time bomb. Nothing more than accumulated leaves, roots and other plant matter, the unassuming detritus is rich

by Michael Reilly, Discovery News, August 22, 2008When the spring skies blacken over the Midwestern United States and the clouds begin to rotate ominously, residents know a tornado could be on its way. But just how the deadly twisters form is a mystery

Air Circulates Above The Earth In Four Distinct CellsFrom Live Science, submitted by News Staff on 21 August 2008 - 11:00am. Atmospheric Air circulates above the Earth in four distinct cells, with two either side of the equator, says new research

NOAA: Fifth Warmest July on Record for Globe August 15, 2008The combined average global land and ocean surface temperature for July 2008 tied with 2001 and 2003 as the fifth warmest July since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis

Things could get uglier for desert flowers looking to bloom in May--and for the region's water supply, year-round by David Biell, Scientific American, August 20, 2008 STORM TRACKER: The jet stream that carries moisture from Pacific

by Felicity Barringer, New York Times, August 19, 2008 A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the ability of states to require monitoring of industrial emissions. The 2-to-1 ruling

Thursday, August 21, 2008 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nine polar bears were observed in one day swimming in open ocean off Alaska's northwest coast, an increase from previous surveys that may indicate warming conditions are forcing

Oxygen Depletion: A New Form of Ocean Habitat LossScientists confirm computer model predictions that oxygen-depleted zones in tropical oceans are expanding, possibly because of climate change Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, Calif.,

Ecological extinction and evolution in the brave new ocean Jeremy B. C. Jackson* Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San

Oceans on the Precipice: Scripps Scientist Warns of Mass Extinctions and 'Rise of Slime' Threats to marine ecosystems from overfishing, pollution and climate change must be addressed to halt downward trends Scripps Institution of Oceanography,