Winds Trigger Increases In Ozone Destroying Gases in Upper Stratosphere
September 28 — Researchers discover that winds circling high above the far Northern Hemisphere have a large impact on upper stratospheric ozone levels. (University of Colorado at Boulder press release) More

Explaining the Methane Mystery
September 27 — Scientists have explained why atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas methane have stabilized in recent years, but warn that increases could resume in the near future. (CSIRO Australia press release) More

Scientists Document Warm Water Surging into Arctic
September 26 — Scientists say recent surges of warm water from the North Atlantic Ocean continue to pulse into the Arctic Ocean and are moving toward Alaska and the Canadian Basin. (University of Alaska-Fairbanks press release) More

Dinosaurs' Climate Shifted Too, Report Shows
September 23 — Ancient rocks suggest dramatic climate changes during the dinosaur-dominated Mesozoic Era, a time once thought to have been hot and humid. (Indiana University press release) More

New Research Detects Human-Induced Climate Change at a Regional Scale
September 21 — Using several computer model simulations, scientists have clearly detected human-induced climate change at a regional scale in Canada, southern Europe and China. (American Meteorological Society press release) More

Greenland Ice Sheet Still Losing Mass
September 20 — Data gathered by a pair of NASA satellites show Greenland continued to lose ice mass at a significant rate through April 2006, and that the rate of loss is accelerating. (University of Colorado press release) More

Arctic Summer Ice Anomaly Shocks Scientists
September 19 — Recent satellite images show for the first time dramatic and large openings in the Arctic’s perennial sea ice pack. (European Space Agency press release) More

New Technology Promises Answers to Historic Climate Change
September 19 — A new tool will provide answers to historic climate changes from earth and marine sediment core samples. (University of Miami press release) More

Team Describes Unique Cloud Forest
September 14 — Trees in a desert forest in Oman have an unusual way to water themselves by extracting moisture from low-lying clouds, scientists report. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release) More

New Launch Date for Europe's First Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellite
September 14 — The first in a new European series of three meteorological operational satellites is now scheduled to be launched October 7. (European Space Agency press release) More

Stratospheric Injections Could Help Cool Earth
September 14 — A scientist says that by periodically injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere, the timeline to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could be extended. (National Center for Atmospheric Research press release) More

Changes in Solar Brightness Too Weak to Explain Global Warming
September 13 — Changes in the Sun's brightness over the past millennium have had only a small effect on Earth's climate, according to a new study. (National Center for Atmospheric Research press release) More

Round-the-Clock Monitoring Contributes to Air Quality Study
September 12 — Scientists are involved in a field mission to help alleviate the negative impact of air pollution on public health and economic development. (University of Houston press release) More

Researchers Link Human Activities to Rising Ocean Temperatures in Hurricane Formation Regions
September 11 — New research shows that rising sea surface temperatures in hurricane "breeding grounds" are unlikely to be purely natural in origin. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory press release) More

Siberian Lakes Release Greenhouse Gas
September 7 — Frozen bubbles in Siberian lakes are releasing methane at rates greater than previously estimated, contributing to climate warming. (University of Alaska-Fairbanks press release) More

Precision Climate Modeling Forecast by Researchers
September 7 — Climate modeling of tomorrow will feature precision and detail only imagined just a few years ago, researchers say. (Oak Ridge National Laboratory press release) More

Decompression-Driven Crystallization Warms Pathway for Volcanic Eruptions
September 6 — Researchers find that the more magma crystallizes, the hotter it gets and the more likely a volcano will erupt. (University of Oregon press release) More

New Evidence Shows Antarctica Has Warmed in Last 150 Years
September 5 — New research suggests that the world's iciest continent has been getting gradually warmer for the last 150 years. (University of Washington press release) More

Global Changes Alter the Timing of Plant Growth
September 4 — Ecologists find new evidence that climate change may be altering plant growth patterns. (Stanford University press release) More

High-Flying Balloons Track Hurricane Formation
September 1 — Researchers are launching specialized balloons carrying nearly 300 instruments over wide swaths of Africa and the Atlantic Ocean to study hurricane formation. (National Science Foundation press release) More

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