
NASA Embarks on Air Campaign to Understand Pollution and Climate
A better understanding of aerosols, like those from wildfires in the West, will improve climate projections

NASA Embarks on Air Campaign to Understand Pollution and Climate
A better understanding of aerosols, like those from wildfires in the West, will improve climate projections

A Scientist Explains the Mystery of Recent Sea-Level Drop
The fall in ocean levels between 2010 and 2011 means the missing water had to go somewhere—and somewhere turns out to be Australia

Cutting Soot and Methane May Not Slow Climate Change
Reducing emissions of these other pollutants might not slow global warming as much as previously thought

U.S. Satellite System May Soon Create Gaps in Earth-Monitoring Data
The delays in replacements for monitoring missions may open up holes in climate data

Peak Hurricane Season Expected to Be Busy
The forecast from NOAA calls for three to five major hurricanes

In a Utah Gas Field, Potent Quantities of Greenhouse Gas Rise into Atmosphere
A new study reveals that Utah's lax laws have led to large leaks of natural gas

How Much Natural Gas Leaks?
Lost gas proves a slippery figure for scientists, industry and government

Is Natural Gas More Climate-Friendly? Researchers Map Thousands of Leaks in Washington, D.C.
Thousands of leaks from natural gas pipelines are exacerbating climate change

NOAA Scientists Embark on Voyage to Assess Ocean Acidification
Rising CO2 levels will also make seawater more acidic

Boreal Forests Burning More Now Than Any Time in Past 10,000 Years
Charcoal records reveal that far northern wildfires have doubled in frequency recently

Wired Forest May Reveal How New England Forests Respond to Climate Change
Monitoring a forest in New Hampshire provides clues to how important trees, such as maples, respond to changed conditions due to global warming

Human-Caused Global Warming Behind Record Hot Australian Summer
A new study links the 2012 heat waves Down Under to the greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change

Scientists Underscore Obama's Concern about Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Sea-level rise and flooding have already been linked to global warming, will other natural disasters follow?

Satellites Show Shrinking Aquifers in Drought-Stricken Areas
The southern half of the U.S. has been rapidly depleting its groundwater over the last decade, according to new scientific research

In Borneo, Stalagmites Tell Modern Story of Rainfall and Climate Change
The formations in the caves of Gunung Mulu reveal a record of prehistorical rain patterns

Ocean Acidification Hurts Squid, Too
A key prey species as well as predator in the world's oceans may find it hard to form key bones

Could Lightning Provide Earlier Tornado Warnings?
New technology that tracks lightning frequency may offer advance warning of twisters

Scientists Urge Preservation of Deep Ocean Coral Reefs
Deep water reefs are largely unexplored and unprotected

NOAA Weather Satellite Fails at Outset of Hurricane Season Predicted to be Busy
A backup will be deployed but it remains to be seen whether the U.S. government agency will be able to adequately track the big tropical cyclones

Solving the Case of California's Extra Methane
A new paper details the culprits behind excess emissions of the potent greenhouse gas in the Los Angeles basin

Ice-Free Arctic in Pliocene, Last Time CO2 Levels above 400 PPM
Sediment cores from an undisturbed Siberian lake reveal a warmer, wetter Arctic

Coal Development Threatens Great Barrier Reef
Plans to develop ports to export coal will hurt the coral reef with sediment and other pollution, as well as ocean acidification and climate change once the coal is burnt

Climate Secrets of Sea Spray and Clouds Revealed
Experiments have begun to show how tiny airborne particles affect the global climate

As CO2 Concentrations Near Ominous Benchmark, Daily Updates Begin
Scientist Ralph Keeling wants this generation to remember when atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million, because of humans