Detection, Not Warming, Behind Increase in Antarctic Icebergs
October 25 — Researchers from Brigham Young University and the U.S. National Ice Center say the number of icebergs from Antarctica have been constant between 1978 to the late 1990s. (Spacedaily.com)

U.S. Bird Species Declining
October 24 — The National Audubon Society estimates that 201 species of birds in the continental U.S. are challenged by pollution, disease, habitat destruction and other threats. (Associated Press)

People Use 83 Percent of Land Surface
October 24 — Scientists from Columbia University and the Wildlife Conservation Society report that humans take up 83 percent of Earth’s land surface to live on, mine, farm and fish. (CNN.com)

Belize Cave Records El Niño Events
October 23 — Stalagmites in a Central American cave are providing researchers with insights into ancient climate events, through changes in carbon cycle. (Environment News Service)

NASA’s EO Data Put the Surveillance on the Mosquito
October 22 — NASA has recently contributed weather and climate data to assist Pennsylvania state agencies in their response to the incidence of West Nile Virus throughout the Keystone State. (Spacedaily, Cosmiverse.com)

Cosmic Rays Linked to Clouds
October 19 — German scientists have detected charged particle clusters in the lower atmosphere that were likely caused by space radiation, which can lead to formation of clouds. (BBC News)

Kilimanjaro’s Ice Fields Are Melting
October 17 — The ice fields atop Mount Kilimanjaro have retreated to their lowest surface extent in the past 12,000 years and could disappear within the next two decades according to an Ohio State University study. (Environment News Service)

Tropical Deforestation Monitored By Satellite
October 15 — Research using data from weather satellites show that less tropical rainforested areas were lost over the past two decades than previously estimated, but the rate of loss is increasing according to the University of Maryland and NASA. (Environment News Service)

Global Warming May Cause Giant Squid Deaths
October 14 — Experts at Spain’s Marine Life Protection Center said that increased sightings of dead giant squid could be due to various factors: from military maneuvers in the ocean to pollution to global warming. (Reuters)

El Niño Will Affect Winter Weather
October 14 — The National Weather Service said that El Niño is expected to influence the U.S. weather patterns into early 2003. (Environment News Service)

Global Warming Boosts Crops, Cuts Nutrients
October 8 — Ohio researchers said that warmer global temperatures could increase rice, soybean, and wheat production in some areas, but the greater plant growth could also hurt the nutritional value of the crops. (Reuters)

Antarctic Stream Switch
October 3 — It’s almost impossible for a river or stream to stop its flow and then reverse course but an ice stream in Antarctica appears to have done just that. (United Press International)

Pollution Puts Coral Reefs Off Florida's Coast in Peril
October 3 — Agricultural runoff and drainage as well as sewage is killing coral off Florida’s coast. (Christian Science Monitor)

Land Use Alters Climate
October 2 — The way humans alter the surface of the Earth may be a key factor in climate change, scientists believe. (BBC, CNN)

Hot City Nights More Frequent
October 2 — The number of hot nights, especially in urban areas, is on the rise according to a recent study. (Cornell Daily Sun, Environmental News Service)

Birds Are Responding to Global Warming
October 1 — Earlier springs with warmer temperatures over the past 30 years have prompted a ubiquitous North American bird species, tree swallows, to begin laying eggs, on average, a week or more earlier. (ScienceDaily)

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