Major Arctic Sea Ice Melt is Expected This Summer
May 2 — Scientists say that this summer the Arctic will remain on thinning ice, and climate warming is expected to begin affecting the Antarctic too, which to date has responded differently to similar amounts of solar radiation and greenhouse gases. (Associated Press)

Inner Earth Filled With 'Peanut Butter'?
May 2 — New data reveal that Earth's mantle consists of more varied material than was previously thought, leading to different ideas about how convection – heated material bubbling up – is thought to work. (Live Science)

In a New Climate Model, Short-Term Cooling in a Warmer World
May 1 — One of the first attempts to look ahead a decade, using computer simulations and measurements of ocean temperatures, predicts a slight cooling of Europe and North America, probably related to shifting currents and patterns in the oceans. (The New York Times)

Ocean Dead Zones Growing; May Be Linked to Warming
May 1 — The world's hypoxic zones – swaths of ocean too oxygen-deprived to support fish and other marine organisms – are rapidly expanding as sea temperatures rise, a new study suggests. (National Geographic News)

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