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June 2005 - July 2005

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Arctic Sentinels Help Monitor Polar Changes. Article (dtd 3 June 2005) from the European Space Agency (ESA). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Sensor Web Simulation Investigates Technique to Improve Prediction of Pollution Across the Globe. Feature (dtd 8 July 2005) from NASA. (link posted 4 August 2005)

NRL study finds shuttle exhaust is source of mysterious clouds in Antarctica. Press release (dtd 6 Jul 2005) from Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). See also Ice Shuttle Columbia's Last Flight Formed Clouds Over Antarctica, Press release (dtd 6 July 2005) from the American Geophysical Union (AGU). (links posted 4 August 2005)

Researchers Get Clearer View of Earth's Atmosphere -- From The Laboratory. Press release (dtd 23 June 2005) from Ohio State University. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Space Measurements of Carbon Offer Clearer View of Earth's Climate Future. Press release (dtd 10 June 2005) from the European Space Agency (ESA). Follow the carbon – this is the mantra of researchers seeking to understand climate change and forecast its likely extent. A workshop heard how improved detection of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from space promises to revolutionize carbon cycle understanding. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Global Atmospheric Nitrogen Enrichment.  [PDF] "Is it too much of a good thing?"  Article in Planet Earth (Summer 2005), quarterly magazine from from UK Natural Environment Research Council.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

NCAR Analysis Shows Widespread Pollution from 2004 Wildfires. Press Release (dtd 29 June 2005) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Improved Water Vapor Sensor Takes to the Skies. Press Release (dtd 15 June 2005) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). "Researchers have hit on a technology that can capture highly accurate atmospheric water vapor data during routine commercial flights. The data will benefit researchers and forecasters, who need more frequent, accurate measurements at various altitudes worldwide to improve weather forecasts and monitor climate change." (link posted 4 August 2005)

Don Quixote's home shows way to future Earth. "After an interval of six weeks 60 scientists from ten countries returned to the parched heart of Spain to complete testing a new type of sensor intended to yield new insights into global vegetation growth, as well as gather data for the design of a next-generation ESA Earth Observation mission and support efforts to use satellite data for irrigation management."  Press release (dtd 22 July 2005) from the European Space Agency (ESA).  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Humans trading short-term food for long-term environmental losses. Press release (dtd 21 July 2005) from Institute of Arctic Biology. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest. Press release (dtd 19 Jul 2005) from Woods Hole Research Center. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Bacteria exposed after ice collapse. "Antarctic trawl uncovers threatened ecosystem."  Article (dtd 19 July 2005) from news@nature.com. See also Discovering an Ecosystem Beneath a Collapsed Antarctic Ice Shelf. press release (dtd 18 July 2005) from the American Geophysical Union (AGU). (links posted 4 August 2005)

Expanding forests darken the outlook for butterflies, study shows. "Changing environmental conditions in the Canadian Rockies are stifling the mating choices of butterflies in the region, say University of Alberta researchers."  Press release (dtd 18 July 2005) from University of Alberta. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Global Warming Increases Oyster Sensitivity to Pollution. Press release (dtd 12 July 2005) NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Did ancient polar forests drop their leaves?  [PDF] "Knowing could help predict climate change." Article in Planet Earth (Summer 2005), quarterly magazine from from UK Natural Environment Research Council.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Global Atmospheric Nitrogen Enrichment.  [PDF] "Is it too much of a good thing?"  Article in Planet Earth (Summer 2005), quarterly magazine from from UK Natural Environment Research Council.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Nonlinear Responses to Global Change in Linked Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems and Effects of Multiple Factors on Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Joint Research Solicitation.   From U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (National Center for Environmental Research Science to Achieve Results [STAR] Program), and U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Science/Office of Biological and Environmental Research).  Applications must be received by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by September 29, 2005, 4:00 PM Eastern Time.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Oceans turning to acid from rise in CO₂. Press release (dtd 30 Jun 2005) from Carnegie Institution. "A report issued by the Royal Society in the UK sounds the alarm about the world's oceans. While marine organisms need CO₂ to survive, work by Caldeira and colleagues shows that too much CO₂ in the ocean could lead to ecological disruption and extinctions in the marine environment." See also Ocean Chemistry, brief program (originally broadcast 18 July 2005) from Earth & Sky,  daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  (links posted 4 August 2005)

Desert Dunes Set to Roam. "Climate change will shift sands and destroy desert ecosystems." Article (dtd 29 June 2005) from news@nature.com. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Deep Sea Algae Connect Ancient Climate, Carbon Dioxide and Vegetation. Press release (dtd 22 June 2005) from Yale University. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Assessing the Amazon River's Sensitivity to Deforestation. Press release (dtd 20 June 2005) from Woods Hole Research Institute. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Hot Volcanic Eruptions Could Lead to a Cooler Earth. Press release (dtd 10 June 2005) from the American Geophysical Union (AGU). "Volcanic eruptions may be an agent of rapid and long-term climate change, according to new research." (link posted 4 August 2005)

"Sinkers" Provide Food for Deep Sea. Press release (dtd 9 June 2005) from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Research findings "on how animals in the deep sea get enough to eat... may have global implications. The inability to account for all the carbon reaching the seafloor has been a major concern not only to oceanographers but also to some climate modelers who are trying to understand global warming." (link posted 4 August 2005)

York Scientists Warn of Dramatic Impact of Climate Change on Africa. Press release (dtd 9 June 2005) from the University of York (UK). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Small Species Back-Up Giant Marsupial Climate Change Extinction Claim. Press release (30 May 2005) from Research Australia. Thinking small in a time when everything was big has helped researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Queensland Museum to unearth new evidence that climate change, instead of humans, was responsible for wiping out Australian giant marsupials or megafauna 40,000 years ago. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Drought bumps up global thermostat.  Press release (dtd 3 Aug 2005) from New Scientist. "Climate research groups have warned that this summer's European drought will unleash large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, giving further impetus to global warming. Researchers in the US reported that since the early 1990s, hot dry summers across the northern hemisphere have reduced the ability of plants to absorb carbon dioxide during their normal growing season." (link posted 4 August 2005)

Fossil Fuels May Decrease Earth's Natural Capacity to Store Carbon.  Press release (dtd 1 Aug 2005) from National Science Foundation. See also Faster carbon dioxide emissions will overwhelm capacity of land and ocean to absorb carbon, press release (dtd 2 Aug 2005) from University of California Berkeley. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Scientific expedition reveals methane bubbling from the Timor Sea. Press release (dtd 14 July 2005) from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Oceans turning to acid from rise in CO₂. Press release (dtd 30 Jun 2005) from Carnegie Institution. See also Ocean Chemistry, brief program (originally broadcast 18 July 2005) from Earth & Sky,  daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  (links posted 4 August 2005)

Deep Sea Algae Connect Ancient Climate, Carbon Dioxide and Vegetation. Press release (dtd 22 June 2005) from Yale University. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Space Measurements of Carbon Offer Clearer View of Earth's Climate Future. Press release (dtd 10 June 2005) from the European Space Agency (ESA). Follow the carbon – this is the mantra of researchers seeking to understand climate change and forecast its likely extent. A workshop heard how improved detection of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from space promises to revolutionize carbon cycle understanding. (link posted 4 August 2005)

"Sinkers" Provide Food for Deep Sea. Press release (dtd 9 June 2005) from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). (link posted 4 August 2005)

U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Sources Flash Estimate. Presentation (dtd June 2005) from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Information Administration (EIA). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Satellites and the city. "Just how does society's desire to live in densely populated areas have the potential to change our Earth's climate? According to a new paper, satellites can help us answer that question."  Press release (dtd 21 Jul 2005) from NASA Goddard. See also Cities and Climate, brief program (originally broadcast 23 June 2005) from Earth & Sky,  daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (links posted 4 August 2005)

Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest. Press release (dtd 19 Jul 2005) from Woods Hole Research Center. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Expanding forests darken the outlook for butterflies, study shows. "Changing environmental conditions in the Canadian Rockies are stifling the mating choices of butterflies in the region, say University of Alberta researchers."  Press release (dtd 18 July 2005) from University of Alberta. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Desert Dunes Set to Roam. "Climate change will shift sands and destroy desert ecosystems." Article (dtd 29 June 2005) from news@nature.com. (link posted 4 August 2005)

NASA Applied Sciences Program's "ROSES" Solicitation:  Decision Support through Earth-Sun Science Research Results.  NASA seeks proposals a) to integrate NASA Earth-Sun System science research results into decision support tools serving applications of national priority (aka, Integrated System Solutions), and b) to improve organizational networks of Earth-Sun System science institutions so organizations can harness Earth-Sun System science research results to meet national needs (aka, Solutions Networks). Funding for the projects begins in Federal FY06.  The solicitation is part of Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2005 (ROSES): NASA Research Announcement (NRA) Soliciting Basic and Applied Research Proposals.  The amended solicitation was issued 21 June 2005.  Full proposals ("Step 2") deadline: 13 October 2005.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

A Changing Climate: Planning Our Response.  Press release (26 July 2005) from the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage.  Announces publication (dtd March 2005) of Climate Change: Risk and Vulnerability [PDF], report to the Australian Greenhouse Office, Department of the Environment and Heritage, by The Allen Consulting Group.  Executive Summary also available.  According to the press release, the report "provides a valuable insight into how early planning could help governments, industries and communities plan for the effects of climate change, adapt to the impacts and exploit any opportunities." (links posted 4 August 2005)

Dew point causes discomfort.  Press release (dtd 26 July 2005) from Cornell University. "During last week's enervating hot spell in the Northeast, the discomfort was not entirely due to the heat or the relative humidity. The real culprit, say Cornell University climatologists, was the high dew point." (link posted 4 August 2005)

Ireland - Ideal Natural Laboratory to Study Marine Climate Change. Press release (dtd 25 July 2005) from Marine Institute (Ireland). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Humans trading short-term food for long-term environmental losses. Press release (dtd 21 July 2005) from Institute of Arctic Biology. (link posted 4 August 2005)

'Satellites and the city'. Press release (dtd 21 Jul 2005) from NASA Goddard. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Reports for July 2005 meetings sponsored by the California Energy Commission: (links posted 4 August 2005)

• Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in California. [PDF; 3.1 Megabytes] Paper (posted 13 June 2005) from the California Energy Commission staff.
• Inventory of California Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990 to 2002 Update. [PDF, 1.7 Megabytes] Paper (posted June 24, 2005) by Gerry Bemis and Jennifer Allen (California Energy Commission).
• Panel Discussion on Climate Change Science: Impacts, Adaptation and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies. [ PDF, 1.7 Megabytes]  Presentation (posted 11 July 2005) by Kelly Birkinshaw (California Energy Commission), Dan Cayan (Scripps Institute of Oceanography), Lynn Price (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) and Michael Hanneman (U.C. Berkeley).

Global Atmospheric Nitrogen Enrichment.  [PDF] "Is it too much of a good thing?"  Article in Planet Earth (Summer 2005), quarterly magazine from from UK Natural Environment Research Council.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Climate change risks in building - an introduction (C638). Summary of book (dtd 2005) published by CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association; UK).  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided: (link posted 4 August 2005)

• Human Future "In the past year, scientists with the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment announced evidence of unprecedented environmental degradation. One scientist talks about our human future." (originally broadcast 29 June 2005).

Financial risks of climate change: Executive Summary [PDF] . Publication (dtd June 2005) from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Technical report [PDF] also available. The ABI commissioned the research "to examine in detail how climate change could affect the costs of extreme weather in the future. It builds on our previous research by using insurance industry catastrophe models to quantify regional costs of climate change."  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Un Climat à la Dérive: Comment S’adapter [French].  Report (dtd 24 June 2005) from the Observatoire National sur les Effets du Rechauffement Climatique [National Observatory on the Effects of Climate Change] (ONERC; within Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development) to the French Prime Minister and Parliament. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Human Security and Climate Change. Workshop held in Norway on 21-23 June 2005 and organized by Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS) in collaboration with Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo (CICERO) and the Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW) at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).  Site includes links to full text of papers. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Food crops in a changing climate. A report (dtd 20 June 2005) from the Royal Society. (link posted 4 August 2005)

York Scientists Warn of Dramatic Impact of Climate Change on Africa. Press release (dtd 9 June 2005) from the University of York (UK). (link posted 4 August 2005)

NASA Funds Projects To Extend Earth Science Research. Media alert (dtd 7 June 2005) from NASA's Earth Observatory News. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Just Wrap It Up in Some Tin Foil. Audio Segment (originally broadcast on 11 May 2005) from National Public Radio's (NPR) Morning Edition. "They may not be able to do much about global warming, but the owners of a Swiss ski resort are saving their glacier the way you might save some old food: They're wrapping it in foil." (link posted 4 August 2005)

Climate Change, Extreme Events & Coastal Cities  [PDF].  Summary publication from a joint Houston-London Conference held on 9 February 2005 in Houston, Texas.  Organized by Environmental & Energy Systems Institute’s Shell Center for Sustainability (Rice University), Universities in London (led by University College London), UK Science & Technology and The British Consulate-General, Houston. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Reconstruction of temperature in the Central Alps during the past 2000 yr from a d18O stalagmite record. Paper by Mangini et al. published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters (15 July 2005).  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Paleoclimatology. Feature (dtd 28 June 2005) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Deep Sea Algae Connect Ancient Climate, Carbon Dioxide and Vegetation. Press release (dtd 22 June 2005) from Yale University. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Past Climates, Environmental Sustainability and Our Future. Press release (dtd 21 June 2005) from International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Plains Drought Cycle Has Long History, Ominous Future. Article (dtd 14 June 2005) from National Geographic. Cyclical droughts have ravaged the U.S. Great Plains for millennia, a new study says. And scientists expect more—perhaps with a boost from global warming. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Small Species Back-Up Giant Marsupial Climate Change Extinction Claim. Press release (30 May 2005) from Research Australia. Thinking small in a time when everything was big has helped researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Queensland Museum to unearth new evidence that climate change, instead of humans, was responsible for wiping out Australian giant marsupials or megafauna 40,000 years ago. (link posted 4 August 2005)

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Up-to-Date Weather, Climate & Wildfire Summaries

Assessment of Twentieth Century Regional Surface Temperature Trends using the GFDL CM2 Coupled Models [PDF].  Article by T.R. Knutson et al., accepted 26 Sept 2005 for publication in Journal of Climate. (link posted 5 October 2005)

New Research Confirms Recent Warming of Tropical Atmosphere.  Press release (dtd 11 Aug 2005) from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.  See also:  (links posted 11 Aug 2005)

• Climate argument solved?  Article (dtd 11 Aug 2005) from Nature.
• Errors in the measurement of global warming corrected.  Press release (dtd 11 Aug 2005) from Yale University. "The effect of the sun's heat on weather balloons largely accounts for a data discrepancy that has long contributed to a dispute over the existence of global warming, according to a report by scientists at Yale University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)."
• Temperature trends in the lower atmosphere -- steps for understanding and reconciling differences.  Overview material and links related to "Synthesis and Assessment" report being produced by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.

Global Warming: How Hot? How Soon? Article (dtd 27 July 2005) from National Geographic. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Field Tests Unite Weather and Climate Models. Feature (dtd 20 July 2005) from NASA. (link posted 4 August 2005)

How bad could it get?. "Leading climate change experts from the UK and China meet in Beijing to look at the latest predictions to emerge from computer modeling studies." Press release (dtd 18 July 2005) from Natural Environment Research Council (UK). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Methane's Impacts on Climate Change May Be Twice Previous Estimates. Feature (dtd 18 July 2005) from NASA. (link posted 4 August 2005)

NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index Released. Press release (dtd 18 Jul 2005) from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Software Learns to Recognize Spring Thaw. Press release (dtd 13 July 2005) from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Time on the Shelf. Feature (dtd 12 July 2005) from NASA's Earth Observatory, describing the work of glaciologists in Antarctica. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Processes and European Climate.   [PDF] "NERC's £5m research programme ends."  Article in Planet Earth (Summer 2005), quarterly magazine from from UK Natural Environment Research Council.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Storm gangs. [PDF] "In Europe, bad weather comes in bouts."  Article in Planet Earth (Summer 2005), quarterly magazine from from UK Natural Environment Research Council.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

A warm Atlantic linked to hot summers over Europe and US. Press release (dtd 1 July 2005) from UK Natural Environment Research Council.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Hot Weather "The hottest, or coldest, weather of the year lags some weeks behind the longest, or shortest, day. This is called "the lag of the seasons" and we talk about it." (originally broadcast 1 July 2005).

Review of the (GEWEX [Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment] America Prediction Project) (GAPP) Science and Implementation Plan.  Report (dtd June 2005) from National Research Council.

New Mobile Atmospheric Laboratory Gathering Weather and Climate Change Data on the California Coast. "Are Aerosols Reducing Coastal Drizzle and Increasing Cloud Cover?"  Press release (dtd 30 June 2005) from Department of Energy. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Does Dirty Air Cool the Climate?. Article (dtd 30 June 2005) from the Christian Science Monitor. (link posted 4 August 2005) Faster climate change predicted as air quality improves. Press Release (29 June 2005) from the UK Natural Environment Research Council. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Sunshine Mapping From Space Means Brighter Solar Energy Future. Article (dtd 29 June 2005) from the European Space Agency (ESA). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Growth Secrets of Alaska's Mysterious Field of Lakes. Press release (dtd 27 June 2005) from the University of Arizona. (link posted 4 August 2005)

As Fresh Water Hits Atlantic, Climate Changes. Audio Segment (originally broadcast on 16 June 2005) on National Public Radio's (NPR)All Things Considered. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Hot Volcanic Eruptions Could Lead to a Cooler Earth. Press release (dtd 10 June 2005) from the American Geophysical Union (AGU). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Simulations of Global Climate Change Commitment for the IPCC AR4. Report (dtd 27 May 2005) from the the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), in cooperation with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Climate Change Secretariat. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Recent Atmospheric Conditions & Impacts:

• Up-to-Date Weather, Climate & Wildfire Summaries
• Climate of 2005- June. Report (updated 14 July 2005) from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). (link posted 4 August 2005)
• Global Hazards and Significant Events: June. Report (updated 14 July 2005)  from from the NCDC.
• Climate of 2005- May. Report (updated 14 June 2005) from the NCDC. (link posted 4 August 2005)
• Global Hazards and Significant Events: May.  Report (updated 14 June 2005)  from from the NCDC.

Collapse of Antarctic Ice Shelf Unprecedented.  Press release (dtd 3 Aug 2005) from Hamilton College.  See also Ice shelf disintegration threatens environment, Queen's study, press release (dtd 3 Aug 2005) from Queen's University. (link posted 4 August 2005)

NASA's Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes Mission in Costa Rica.  Press release (25 July 2005) from NASA.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Phenomena and Curiosities: Baked Alaska. Article (dtd August 2005) in Smithsonian magazine . "A unique study documents the disappearance of Alaska's glaciers, blamed on global warming. But the speedy return of wildlife to the area is astonishing." (link posted 4 August 2005)

CryoSat environmental testing over – preparations for ship. Press release (dtd 21 July 2005) from the European Space Agency (ESA).  "Dedicated to monitoring precise changes in the thickness of the polar ice sheets and floating sea ice, CryoSat is the first Earth Explorer mission to be realized as part of ESA's Living Planet Programme. The observations made over the three-year lifetime of the mission will provide conclusive evidence of rates at which ice cover may be diminishing as a result of global warming."
(link posted 4 August 2005)

Software Learns to Recognize Spring Thaw. Press release (dtd 13 July 2005) from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Time on the Shelf. Feature (dtd 12 July 2005) from NASA's Earth Observatory, describing the work of glaciologists in Antarctica. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Scientists Get a Real "Rise" Out of Breakthroughs in How We Understand Changes in Sea Level. Feature (dtd 8 July 2005) from NASA. (link posted 4 August 2005)

NASA Satellites Measure and Monitor Sea Level. Press release (dtd 8 July 2005) from NASA. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Growing Glaciers? "The Greenland ice sheet has thickened in some places in recent years. But that doesn't mean Earth is getting colder. How some glaciers grow, even while most are shrinking."  (originally broadcast 4 June 2005).

Warmer Air May Cause Increased Antarctic Sea Ice Cover. Press release (dtd 29 June 2005) jointly issued by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and NASA. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Growth Secrets of Alaska's Mysterious Field of Lakes. Press release (dtd 27 June 2005) from the University of Arizona. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes (TCSP) Mission Media Tele-Conference Resources.  Presentations and other material related to teleconference held on 23 June 2005.  (link posted 4 August 2005)

Assessing the Amazon River's Sensitivity to Deforestation. Press release (dtd 20 June 2005) from Woods Hole Research Institute. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Improved Water Vapor Sensor Takes to the Skies. Press Release (dtd 15 June 2005) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). "Researchers have hit on a technology that can capture highly accurate atmospheric water vapor data during routine commercial flights. The data will benefit researchers and forecasters, who need more frequent, accurate measurements at various altitudes worldwide to improve weather forecasts and monitor climate change." (link posted 4 August 2005)

Scripps Studies Provide New Details About Antarctic Iceberg Detachment. Press release (dtd 13 June 2005) from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. A multifaceted research effort by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and their colleagues has resulted in several important new findings about Antarctica and the changing dynamics of its ice structure. (link posted 4 August 2005)

Hot Volcanic Eruptions Could Lead to A Cooler Earth; Bacteria Help to Extend the Cooling Lifetime of Eruptions. Press release (dtd 10 June 2005) from the American Geophysical Union (AGU). (link posted 4 August 2005)

Disappearing Arctic Lakes Linked to Climate Change. Media alert (3 June 2005) from NASA's Earth Observatory News. (link posted 4 August 2005)