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Research highlights news RSS feedPacific Decadal Oscillation likely to slow warming in Pacific
Feb 8, 2010
Improved forecasting of decadal changes reveals good news for the equatorial Pacific and the west coasts of America but bad news for East Asia
Insight: warming and glacier shrinking in the Tibetan Plateau
Feb 4, 2010
Significant warming is causing change in the cryosphere
Ozone from Asia hits American West Coast
Feb 3, 2010
Springtime levels of pollutant in free troposphere rise most strongly when air comes from South and East Asia
Cyclone model forecasts more Katrina-like storms
Feb 2, 2010
Hurricanes less frequent but more intense with Atlantic warming, say researchers
Water vapour caused one-third of global warming in 1990s, study reveals
Feb 1, 2010 5 comments
Scientists have underestimated the role that water vapour plays in determining global temperature changes (from the Guardian)
Insight: summer drought in north-east China depends on precipitation frequency
Feb 1, 2010
Study reveals that drier soil is linked with lower rates of precipitation
Traffic fumes increase the risks of child pneumonia
Jan 29, 2010
Top consultant announces breakthrough study (from the Guardian)
Carbon-cycle feedback smaller, but still positive
Jan 28, 2010
Scientists closer to understanding key piece of climate-change puzzle
Taking the sting out of the honeybee controversy
Jan 27, 2010
New framework for assessing scientific evidence clarifies arguments over cause of French honeybee declines
Ocean acidification could limit iron supply
Jan 26, 2010
Phenomenon likely to cut marine phytoplankton numbers in iron-limited regions
Legendary oceanographer scoops Crafoord prize
Jan 25, 2010
Tide master Walter Munks awarded $550,000 for seminal geophysics research
Aerosol breakthrough reveals role of organics
Jan 20, 2010
First successful lab simulation of real-life particle formation rates indicates organics contribute
Why the pink-footed goose is a CO2 villain
Jan 20, 2010
Could this bird really have a worse carbon footprint than a patio heater? (from the Guardian)
Gravity weighs up methane emissions
Jan 18, 2010
Satellite gravity measurements indicate wetland contributions to atmospheric methane
Climate scientists convene global geo-engineering summit
Jan 14, 2010
Meeting in California in March will discuss possible field trials of schemes that would tackle climate change by reflecting sunlight or fertilizing the ocean with iron (from the Guardian)
Traffic jams tend to be more toxic
Jan 13, 2010
Wear and tear of brake pads releases metal particles to atmosphere
Keeping tabs on nitrogen
Jan 13, 2010
Denitrifying bacteria in soil account for one-third of nitrogen lost from unmanaged land, say scientists
Insight: pollution affects cloud formation
Jan 13, 2010
Sulphate and organic coatings on particles in the atmosphere could reduce the number of ice clouds
Plotting carbon uptake in the Southern Ocean
Jan 8, 2010
Researchers simulate carbon cycle at very high resolution
Your 2009 favourites
Jan 6, 2010
Find out which stories attracted the most attention from your colleagues last year.