Proteas - plants with large, colorful flowers that are important in the floral trade - are under threat from land-use and climate change. (American Institute of Biological Sciences press release)

International research suggests the effects of climate change may be irreversible. (Queen's University press release)

Researchers discover the mechanism behind ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere. (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona press release)

A three-man scientific expedition will endure the frozen Arctic to collect valuable data for climate change research. (European Space Agency press release)

A 'healthy' ice shelf experienced an extensive retreat about 9500 years ago, more than anything seen in recent years. (British Antarctic Survey press release)

A climate model will test the assumption that a single-abrupt increase in carbon dioxide concentrations will produce changes similar to gradual increases over several decades. (University of California-Riverside press release)

Climate change-related losses to agriculture in Washington's Yakima Valley will be between $92 million and $163 million a year, says new study. (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory press release)

A Duke University oceanographer believes existing technology could further improve long-term El Nino predictions. (Duke University press release)

Human populations will become far more vulnerable to disease in a warmer world. (University of Wisconsin-Madison press release)

Warming World Could Worsen Pollution in Northeast, Midwest

Much of the nitrogen spewing from vehicle exhausts appears to be contaminating coastal systems more than previously thought. (Cornell University press release)

Scientists find undersea mountains, discover new species, and spy on fish with new technology. (SeaWeb press release)

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and their colleagues have produced the first clear evidence of human-produced warming in the world's oceans, a finding they say removes much of the uncertainty associated with debates about global warming.

Scientists obtain more comprehensive estimates of the expected "signal" of human influences on climate. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory press release)

A shift in the snowy season and the melting of ice sheets and glaciers are major signs of global warming. (Penn State University press release)

Hawaiian residents who live downwind from the long-active Kilauea volcano are exposed to high levels of sulfur dioxide and aerosol particulates. (Oregon State University press release)

For the first time, scientists have shown precisely how weather impacts the populations of a species. (Penn State University press release)

Climate warming is likely to impact water resources in regions around the globe. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography press release)

Researchers using tree-ring data have determined six multiyear droughts between 1750 and 1950 that were much more severe than recent events. (University of Washington press release)

A revolutionary computer system, called Blixt promises to employ new computational methods to forecast land and sea weather conditions. (Swedish Research Council press release)

A surprising link may exist between ocean fertility and air pollution over land. (Georgia Institute of Technology press release)

College students and faculty are heading to Antarctica to learn more about the collapse of a massive ice sheet. (Hamilton College press release)

An accurate seismic network, now online, may reduce disaster response times. (American Geophysical Union press release)

An advanced radar technique to image forests in three dimensions might measure global biomass to sharpen the accuracy of climate change models. (European Space Agency press release)

An international network of scientists, armed with groundbreaking technology is aiming to shed new light on climate change. (University of Bristol press release)

Adding greenhouse gases to the Martian atmosphere might make it habitable. (American Geophysical Union press release)