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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

A new tool will provide answers to historic climate changes from earth and marine sediment core samples. (University of Miami press release)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Frozen bubbles in Siberian lakes are releasing methane at rates greater than previously estimated, contributing to climate warming. (University of Alaska-Fairbanks press release)

Climate modeling of tomorrow will feature precision and detail only imagined just a few years ago, researchers say. (Oak Ridge National Laboratory press release)

Researchers find that the more magma crystallizes, the hotter it gets and the more likely a volcano will erupt. (University of Oregon press release)

New research suggests that the world's iciest continent has been getting gradually warmer for the last 150 years. (University of Washington press release)

Ecologists find new evidence that climate change may be altering plant growth patterns. (Stanford University press release)

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)