Tropical Water Cycle Studied
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U.S. scientists say they've determined rain evaporation and continental convection play an important part in the tropical water cycle.
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By Papasian, Melanie H  A new tree-ring study links rising sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean to the last five centuries of episodic fire outbreaks in the western United States.
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Tempesta tropicale minaccia isole Antille olandesi
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A new technique for tracking tempests using tree rings could help settle the debate about whether global warming is affecting hurricane frequency.
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Hurricane scientists say the abundance of hurricanes is part of a storm cycle that could last another 10-30 years.
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New York City under water ... the Amazon rain forest baked by droughts and wildfires ... Himalayan glaciers just a memory.
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French scientists say an exchange of water vapor from the Atlantic to the Pacific might be an important feedback mechanism for abrupt climatic changes.
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Ocean researchers are conducting studies on New Jersey's bays, which have been beset by algae whose growth is fostered by fertilizers and other pollution. "The stuff is growing like wildfire," said Michael Kennish, a Rutgers University professor studying the effects of the algae and pollution that spawns it.
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Some on-the-ground research from my recent vacation to Southeast Asia.
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La Nina, the cooling of sea surfaces in the Pacific Ocean which can wreak havoc with weather patterns, is likely to develop by the end of the year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
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Mind the wet spot This summer was a bit of a washout for the UK*, but globally, rainfall levels have stayed roughly the same for the last thirty years. But NASA researchers now say they have good evidence that the tropics are getting wetter, with more rain falling over the oceans, than on land.â¦
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Can cruise ships and nature coexist? An experiment gets under way in Cozumel to test the idea.
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For the first time, NASA scientists have used a shrewd spaceborne detective to track the origin and movement of water vapor throughout Earth's atmosphere. This perspective is vital to improve the understanding of Earth's water cycle and its role in weather and climate.
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A statistical look at the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster:
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Liquid economics of bottled water.
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Â· Millennium goals within reach for much of worldÂ· Unsafe water undermines educational reforms
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By Anonymous  Size and shape may predict the survival of coral reefs around the world when the weather churns the oceans in the years to come, according to a new model that relies on engineering principles.