Geology in the News

Paleoclimate and Modern Climate stories

Kurt C. Friehauf

Paleoclimate and modern climate

·       'Green' satellite calls home – March 28, 2002

·       Arctic Redwood Fossils Are Clues to Ancient Climates – March 26, 2002

·       Why Did Global Warming Take Hold As World Concern? – March 28, 2002

·       Pollen Count Rising Due To Global Warming, More CO2 - March 22, 2002

·       Behind The Big Aussie Dryout (27-year dry spell) – March 18, 2002

·       Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse Captured In Satellite Images – March 18, 2002

·       Expert chips away at 'Ice Age' – March 18, 2002

·       Global Warming Episode Between Paleocene And Eocene (Rapid global warming 55 million years ago with major changes in plant and animal life) – March 15, 2002

·       Future volcanic eruptions may cause Arctic ozone hole – March 5, 2002

·       Bones Point To 5000 Years Of El Nino – February 25, 2002

·       Is Europe About To Freeze – February 25, 2002

·       Sceptics denounce climate science 'lie' – February 25, 2002

·       A Current Controversy: Is Europe About To Freeze? – February 22, 2002

·       Pinatubo Volcano Research Boosts Case For Human-Caused Global Warming – February 22, 2002

·       Global Sea Levels Likely To Rise Higher In 21st Century Than Previous Predictions – February 22, 2002

·       Did Planetary "Belch" Cause Prehistoric Warming? – December 18, 2001

·       A Greener, Cleaner Groundwater Cleanup Process – February 20, 2002

·       Ensuring Environmental Safety Of Oil Drilling Fluids – January 18, 2002

·       Global Warming Lengthens Day – February 19, 2002

·       Global Warming Will Persist At Least A Century Even If Emissions Curbed Now – February 18, 2002

·       Climate Studies Point to More Floods in This Century – January 30, 2002

·       Studying Climate Shifts Within Hours Of Ice Drilling – January 30, 2002

·       Calibrating The Human Impact Within Earth's Climate Record – January 29, 2002

·       Antarctic Ice Sheet – what’s going on?

·       Paris flood warning

·       Climate Change Following Collapse Of The Maya Empire – January 25, 2002

·       Antarctica Gives Mixed Signals on Warming

·       Scientists Describe Century Of Human Impact On Global Surface Temperature – January 23, 2002

·       Climate Change May Bring More Winter Floods, And A Drier Growing Season In California – January 22, 2002

·       Antarctic lakes show climate effects

·       Ice in Antarctica Worrying about sea level rise?January 17, 2002

·       Ice 'thickens' in West Antarctica – January 17, 2002

·       Greenhouse Emissions Growth Slowed Over Past Decade – January 16, 2002

·       Random Noise Could Have Affected Climate In Ice Age – January 16, 2002

·       Pondering A Climate Conundrum In Antarctica; Unique, Distinct Cooling Trend Discovered On Earth's Southernmost Continent – January 14, 2002

·       Primordial Air May Have Been "Breathable" – January 9, 2002 (or original article from CSIRO)

·       Sudden Ice Age or World Drought Possible, Study Says – December 27, 2001

·       Did Planetary "Belch" Cause Prehistoric Warming? – December 18, 2001

·       Antarctic Mud Reveals Ancient Evidence Of Global Climate Change - December 17, 2001

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·       Is Global Warming Harmful to Health? – August 2001

·       Dead Sea 'to disappear by 2050' - August 3, 2001

·       Stalagmite has climate warning - June 29, 2001

·       Disaster that struck the ancients - July 26, 2001

·       Fall of Ancient Peruvian Societies Linked With El Niņo  - July 24, 2001

·       Temperature Up 3-9 Degrees Over Next Century: NCAR – July 20, 2001

·       Earth May Warm Four to Seven Degrees by 2100, Study Finds - July 20, 2001

·       Earth Likely To Warm 4 To 7 Degrees By 2100 – July 20, 2001

·       Arctic Oscillation Has Moderated Northern Winters Of 1980s And '90s – July 10, 2001

·       African dust storms send germs to America - June 18, 2001

·       Researchers Determine Global Warming During The 20th Century May Be Slightly Larger Than Earlier Estimates – July 4, 2001

·       Action urged to halt desert sands - June 17, 2001

·       Dirty Clouds May Cool Climate Rather Than Heat It Up - June 15, 2001

·       New Coral Record Generated By Scripps Researchers Connects Climate Change In Three Oceans - June 11, 2001

·       Acid Rain Problem Isn't Solved, Just Put On Hold - June 7, 2001

·       Ill Winds Carry Toxic Dust - June 6, 2001

·       Limiting Sulfur Dioxide May Not Reduce Air Sulfates - June 6, 2001

·       Unusual Source Of Ocean Water Contamination May Rewrite Environmental Textbooks - June 4, 2001

·       China's Dust Storms Raise Fears of Impending Catastrophe – June 1, 2001 – for National Geographic News

·       Gulf Coast's Shifting Sands Draw Attention In Erosion Control Study - June 1, 2001

·       Melting Glaciers Signal Global Warming - May 31, 2001

·       Tropical Glaciers Formed While Earth Was Giant Snowball - May 31, 2001

·       Changes In Sun's Intensity Tied To Recurrent Droughts In Maya Region - May 18, 2001

·       Sun key to Mayan misery? - May 18, 2001

·       Ancient Fertile Crescent Almost Gone, Satellite Images Show - May 18, 2001 - National Geographic News

·       Dust storm threat to China's crops - May 24, 2001

·       Climate change aids evolution – May 9, 2001

·       Rise of the Himalayas May Have Started Monsoons and Ice Ages - May 3, 2001

·       Arctic's big melt challenged – May 3, 2001

·       Records 'show strong recent warming' - April 26, 2001

·       Ancient tree rings give climate clues – March 28, 2001

·       Coral reefs return to Caribbean – March 27, 2001

·       The greatest floating ice sheet ever left its mark deep under the Arctic - March 21, 2001

·       Bush won't regulate carbon dioxide - March 14, 2001

·       Bush reverses position on emissions reductions - March 13, 2001

·       China on sandstorm alert - February 27, 2001

·       Volcano Helps Meteorologists Find Answer To Climate Change Mystery – February 23, 2001

·       Philippine Volcano Helps Solve Climate Change Mystery – February 23, 2001

·       "Fingerprints" Of Melting Ice Caps Point Directly To Global Climate Change And Sea Level Rise - February 21, 2001

·       "Fingerprints" Of Melting Ice Caps Point Directly To Global Climate Change And Sea Level Rise - February 21, 2001 (original Univ. Toronto source)

·       Uncertainty Of Rapid Climate Change More Crucial Than Ice Ages - February 21, 2001

·       Ice Caps In Africa, Tropical South America Likely To Disappear Within 15 Years - February 19, 2001

·       Pollen Record From Chilean Lakes Indicates Global "Togetherness" During Last Ice Age - February 14, 2001 (original source)

·       Pollen Record From Chilean Lakes Indicates Global "Togetherness" During Last Ice Age - February 14, 2001

·       500-Century Record Links Northern Hemisphere Cold Spells To Water In South American Salt Flat – February 12, 2001

·       Antarctic ice sheet shrinks February 1, 2001

·       Coral shows El Nino's rise – January 25, 2001

·       Climate Changes Played Role In Early Human Evolution – January 23, 2001

·       Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse Triggered By Warmer Summers January 19, 2001

·       Antarctic Ice Discovery Warms Climate Change Debate January 13, 2001

·       West Antarctic Ice Sheet May Be A Smaller Source Of Current Sea-Level Rise December 28, 2000

·       Scientists Track Phosphate To Better Understand Global Warming December 26, 2000

·       Scientists See Earth Move In Antarctica December 15, 2000

·       Climate model shows dual cause (both humans and nature to "blame") - December 14, 2000

·       Fossils nag at carbon's climate role - December 7, 2000

·       Arctic sea ice 'thins by almost half' - December 7, 2000

·       Alaska's Speedy Columbia Glacier On Likely Disintegration Course - December 5, 2000

·       Ozone hole 'set to shrink' - December 3, 2000

·       Caves reveal clues to UK weather - December 1, 2000

·       Sun's warming influence 'under-estimated' - November 28, 2000

·       'No acceleration' in Pacific sea rise November 22, 2000

·       UN warns of desertification in Asia - November 8, 2000

·       Coral record reveals secrets of El Nino - October 25, 2000

·       Himalayan Ice Cores - September 18, 2000

·       Ice records reveal warming trend - September 8, 2000

·       Fossil Record Shows Tropical Pacific Leads Climate Change; Implications For Global Warming - September 15, 2000

·       150-Year Global Ice Record Reveals Major Warming Trend - September 14, 2000

·       Greenland Ice Sheet Changes Are Normal; No Evidence Of Long-Term Climate Changes, Researchers Say - September 1, 2000

·       Greenland's Thinning Ice Signals Global Warming - July 22, 2000

·       Greenland's coastal ice thins fast July 21, 2000

·       Model Calculates Human Contribution To Global Warming – July 19, 2000

·       'Fossil air' provides climate clues  July 12, 2000

·       China battles against sand invasion - June 6, 2000

·       Shift In Great Lakes "Seasons" May Reflect Warming Trend - May 25, 2000

·       El Niņo-Like Climate Patterns Occurred In New England During The Ice Age, U. Mass. Researchers Find - May 15, 2000

·       UF Research Shows Antarctic Ice Sheet Was Unstable In Past Warming Periods - June 12, 2000

·       Coral collapse in Caribbean – May 4, 2000

·       Earth enters the big thaw March 7, 2000

·       Antarctica's icy origins December 7, 1999

·       Ships' sulphur fuels climate change August 18, 1999

·       Middle East - Dead Sea in danger - July 12, 1999

·       Sahara desert born 4,000 years ago  July 9, 1999

·       Tell-tale signs of climate change June 23, 1999

·       Iron helps combat climate change February 26, 1999

·       Can iron cool the world? January 19, 1999

·       Tropical Paradise at the Cretaceous Poles?  - by Brian T. Huber "Science" Dec 18, 1998: 2199-2200.

·       Climate change - it's the sun and us  November 26, 1998

·       The thawing of Alaska - November 10, 1998

·       Our changing world (some graphs by the BBC) November 3, 1998

·       'Seas to rise for 500 years' October 14, 1998

·       Scientists blame sun for global warming February 13, 1998