Charcoal and Forest Management Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Levels and Save Lives in Africa
March 31 — New research shows that promoting cleaner, more efficient technologies for producing charcoal in Africa can save lives and have significant climate change and development benefits. (Harvard School of Public Health press release) More

Alberta Solar-Heating Project First in North America
March 30 — Capturing the Sun's rays in the summer to heat homes in the winter will soon be a reality in a neighborhood in Alberta. (Natural Resources Canada press release) More

Earth's Services in Peril, Report Concludes
March 30 — The innumerable benefits provided by the Earth have been depleted at an unprecedented rate in the past 50 years. (Oregon State University press release) More

Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
March 29 — A new report presents a global view of disaster risks associated with several major natural hazards -- drought, floods, cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. (The Earth Institute at Columbia University press release) More

Weather Forecasts May Be Predictors for Prevalence of West Nile Virus
March 29 — Weather forecasts could become barometers for predicting the potential threat of West Nile virus to humans and wildlife, say scientists. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release) More

Britain's Top Climatologist Backs Global Warming Claims
March 28 — One of Britain's leading climate change experts has thrown his weight behind the claim that global warming is being caused by human activity. (Institute of Physics press release) More

Climate Change Poorly Understood by U.S. Public, MIT Survey Finds
March 23 — Global warming and other climate changes are not well understood by the public, and action to reduce their impact is not a high priority. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release) More

New Research Indicates a 'Troubled' Greenhouse Is Brewing
March 23 — Ancient soils are providing new insight about what to expect from global warming. (University of Oregon press release) More

Ice Core 'Dipstick' Indicates West Antarctic Ice Has Thinned Less than Believed
March 23 — New research using a thousand-meter ice core shows a key section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet probably never contained as much ice as scientists originally thought. (University of Washington press release) More

South America's Vast Pantanal Wetland May Become Next Everglades, Experts Warn
March 21 — South America's giant Pantanal wetlands, one of the world's most bio-diverse ecosystems, is at growing risk from climate change. (United Nations University press release) More

World's Largest Rainforest Drying Experiment Completes First Phase
March 21 — Scientists with The Woods Hole Research Center are analyzing the surprising results of the first phase of a drydown experiment in the Amazonian rainforest. (Woods Hole Research Center press release) More

Wolves Alleviate Impact of Climate Change on Food Supply, Finds New UC Berkeley Study
March 21 — Gray wolves play a critical role in easing the effects of climate change on Yellowstone's ecosystem. (University of California - Berkeley press release) More

Envisat Enables First Global Check of Regional Methane Emissions
March 18 — A sophisticated sensor aboard Envisat is providing the first space-based measurements of near-surface methane, an important greenhouse gas. (European Space Agency press release) More

Marine Researchers Deliver Blueprint for Rescuing America's Troubled Coral Reefs
March 17 — A research team says the U.S. needs to manage its coral reefs as whole ecosystems instead of fragmented habitats. (Stanford University press release) More

Climate Change Inevitable in 21st Century
March 17 — Even if all greenhouse gases had been stabilized in the year 2000, we would still be committed to a warmer Earth in the present century, according to a new study. (National Center for Atmospheric Research press release) More

U.S. Exports Nitrogen Pollution Beyond Its Borders, Europe's Nitrogen Deposited Close to Sources
March 15 — A new report suggests nitrogen pollution from the U.S. travels well beyond its borders. (National Center for Atmospheric Research press release) More

No Relief for Pacific Northwest Drought
March 15 — It does not appear there will be any major relief this spring or summer from the unusually dry weather in the Pacific Northwest, according to new projections of drought severity. (Oregon State University press release) More

Gray Wolves Maintain the Food Chain in Winter
March 14 — New research shows wolves can help reduce the negative effects of warmer winters on other species and help maintain intact food chains. (Public Library of Science press release) More

Unique Weather a Factor in Record 2004 Midwest Crop Yields
March 11 — Weather conditions that promoted record Midwest crop yields during summer 2004 were unlike any experienced during the past 117 years. (University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign press release) More

Oceans More Vulnerable to Agricultural Runoff than Previously Thought, Study Finds
March 9 — New research provides the first direct evidence linking large-scale coastal farming to massive algal blooms in the sea. (Stanford University press release) More

Sandia Underground Geo-Tools Aid in Earthquake Research
March 7 — New sensors are allowing geologists to make more precise measurements of subterranean conditions before and after large earthquakes. (Sandia National Laboratories press release) More

Wetlands Clean Water and May Control Neighborhood Flood Problems
March 1 — Constructed wetlands in planned communities can aid in surface water cleanup and flood prevention. (Purdue University press release) More

Huge 2004 Stratospheric Ozone Loss Tied to Solar Storms, Arctic Winds
March 1 — A new study indicates that two natural atmospheric processes in 2004 caused the largest decline in upper stratospheric ozone ever recorded. (University of Colorado at Boulder press release) More

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