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1 September 2005 | ScienceNOW

Katrina's Wrath Spares Some Scientific Institutions

by Carolyn Gramling
NASA facilities and primate research center still standing; fate of Tulane University unknown
24 August 2005 | ScienceNOW

Meteor Dust Reveals Its Secrets

by Iain Taylor
Scientists make the first detailed measurements of debris from a shooting star
23 June 2005 | ScienceNOW

A Hydrogen Economy Saves Lives

by Robert F. Service
New report calculates health benefits of giving up fossil fuels
17 March 2005 | ScienceNOW

Climate's Point of No Return

by Amitabh Avasthi
New models suggest Earth will continue to warm, regardless of human intervention
1 March 2005 | ScienceNOW

Lakes Indicate Polar Change

by Noreen Parks
Global warming transforms remote Arctic ecosystems
18 February 2005 | ScienceNOW

Heating the Sea

by Richard A. Kerr
Climate models solidify human impact on ocean warming
26 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Climate Models Heat Up

by Richard A. Kerr
Scorching future for Earth may be a real possibility
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25 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Climate Change in the Air?

by Eli Kintisch
Report urges unified action to tackle global warming
1 October 2004 | ScienceNOW

Russia Ready to Ratify Kyoto Protocol

by David Malakoff
But experts caution that the pact would do little to stem greenhouse emissions
23 September 2004 | ScienceNOW

Bit of Antarctica Slides to the Sea

by Richard A. Kerr
Nipping at one end of a glacier, the ocean reels in much of the rest
22 July 2004 | ScienceNOW

States Sue Over Global Warming

by Erik Stokstad
In a legal first, eight states sue power plants to cut carbon dioxide emissions
13 May 2004 | ScienceNOW

Inheriting the Wind

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Particulate air pollution alters the DNA that gets passed on to the next generation
23 April 2004 | ScienceNOW

Devilish Dust Packs a Charge

by Kim Krieger
Mini-tornadoes generate surprisingly high voltage
19 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Dust Bowl Traced to the Tropics

by Kim Krieger
Infamous drought may have been caused by fluctuating sea temperatures
27 February 2004 | ScienceNOW

Smoking Out the Rain

by Kim Krieger
Amazon fires disrupt local climate and contribute to global warming
18 February 2004 | ScienceNOW

Climate Plan Gets a Qualified Go-Ahead

by Richard A. Kerr
An Administration plan for climate research looks good but will need help
23 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Acid Antifreeze in the Atmosphere

by Kim Krieger
Nitric acid may unravel cirrus clouds and cloud climate models
28 October 2003 | ScienceNOW

Warm Globe, More Snow

by Katie Greene
Global warming could mean more snow around the Great Lakes
14 October 2003 | ScienceNOW

Shocking Revelation About Dirty Air

by Noreen Parks
Particulate air pollution may increase lightning strikes
10 October 2003 | ScienceNOW

Ozone Loss Changes Weather

by Solana Pyne
Thinned ozone layer influences Antarctic winds, temperatures
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18 September 2003 | ScienceNOW

Closed for Hurricane Isabel

by Science News Staff
Closed for Hurricane Isabel...
15 September 2003 | ScienceNOW

Weekend Weather

by John Bohannon
Shoring up a link between human activity and weekend temperatures
3 September 2003 | ScienceNOW

High-Altitude Balloon Bursts

by Adam Bostanci
Aborted launch delays upper-atmosphere experiments
18 August 2003 | ScienceNOW

Ozone Killer Tamed

by Solana Pyne
A surprising decline in bromine bodes well for the ozone layer
15 July 2003 | ScienceNOW

Climate's Little Girl Missing

by Richard A. Kerr
Forecasters retract La Niña prediction
13 June 2003 | ScienceNOW

The Trouble With Hydrogen

by Solana Pyne
'Fuel of the future' may affect global climate, too
19 May 2003 | ScienceNOW

A Surprise La Niña

by Richard A. Kerr
Rapid cooling in the tropical Pacific startles both human and computer forecasters
13 March 2003 | ScienceNOW

Dry Spells Doomed the Maya

by Erik Stokstad
New evidence suggests severe droughts collapsed civilization
13 February 2003 | ScienceNOW

Some Farmers Get Big Climate Boost

by Erik Stokstad
A surprising amount of Corn Belt yields come from favorable climate
30 January 2003 | ScienceNOW

Ocean Oddities Cast Powerful Dry Spell

by Richard A. Kerr
Globe-girdling drought linked to unusual conditions in the tropical Pacific
24 December 2002 | ScienceNOW

Santa's Rain Fear

by John Pickrell
Climate change threatens Arctic reindeer
9 December 2002 | ScienceNOW

Catch a Dancing Sprite

by Robert Irion
Fast movies reveal fine details of giant electrical discharges above storms
27 November 2002 | ScienceNOW

Everything But the Carbon Sink

by Jay Withgott
Ozone and insects conspire to hinder trees from soaking up carbon
25 October 2002 | ScienceNOW

A Quicker Climate Fix?

by Ben Shouse
Cutting soot may slow global warming sooner than carbon dioxide
30 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Ozone Hole Shrinks, Splits

by Richard A. Kerr
Wild weather is beating down this year’s ozone hole
26 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Mild Winters Mostly Hot Air, Not Gulf Stream

by Richard A. Kerr
Winds warm Europe more than ocean currents
13 August 2002 | ScienceNOW

Brown Haze Looms Over South Asia

by Pallava Bagla
Persistent cloud of polluted air threatens the health of a billion people
7 August 2002 | ScienceNOW

Plane Facts About Weather

by Xavier Bosch
September's air traffic shutdown reveals jets' influence on weather
30 July 2002 | ScienceNOW

Pollution Linked to Catastrophic Drought

by Noreen Parks
Sulfate aerosols might have reduced rainfall in northern Africa
2 July 2002 | ScienceNOW

City Heat Spurs Summer Rain

by Noreen Parks
Satellite data shows urban areas boost local rainfall
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