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Scientists Say Adios To La Nina
May 10, 2000 — La Nina, the large area of cold water in the Pacific Ocean widely blamed for last summer's drought and often related to an increase in the number of hurricanes that make landfall, appears to be ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Data Improves Tropical Forecasts
May 8, 2000 — A microwave imager onboard a NASA spacecraft can help improve the forecasts of hurricanes, severe storms, and monitor long-term climate by seeing through clouds, new research shows. ... > full story -
Researchers Forecast Increased Hurricane Activity And Less Predictability
March 29, 2000 — It's that time of year again; weather experts have begun making their Atlantic hurricane season predictions. While it's uncertain how far down the alphabet the storms will go, researchers at ... > full story -
La Nina -- Still A "Cool" Problem Child
March 27, 2000 — The latest U.S.-French TOPEX/Poseidon satellite imagery shows the persistent La Nina pattern continues to dominate the Pacific Ocean in a very similar manner to this time last year. For more than a ... > full story -
Record-Breaking Temperatures Seen As Evidence Of Faster Rate Of Global Warming
February 22, 2000 — Researchers at the National Climate Data Center have found evidence that the rate of global warming is accelerating. In the past 25 years it achieved the rate previously predicted for the 21st ... > full story -
NASA/French Satellite Follows Fish-Feeding Eddies
February 18, 2000 — Some of the largest ocean eddies to form in recent years along the west coast of Alaska and Canada, bringing with them nutrients to feed a dwindling population of salmon and other marine life, are ... > full story -
Possible Climate Shift Could Worsen Water Deficit In The Southwest
February 16, 2000 — It's too soon to know for sure, but some climate experts suspect we're shifting into a new phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). This is a long-term Pacific sea temperature and sea ... > full story -
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El Niño Increases Diarrheal Disease Incidence By 200%
February 7, 2000 — The El Niño phenomenon -- the warming of the equatorial Pacific ocean which occurs every two to seven years -- has been linked to outbreaks of dengue, malaria, and cholera. Now, researchers ... > full story -
La Nina's Persistence May Mean Another Dry Summer
February 4, 2000 — Drought-like conditions could continue in the Ohio Valley right through next summer's growing season, according to Jim Newman, climatologist and Purdue University professor ... > full story -
University Of Arizona Geoscientist Uses Coral As "Skeleton Key" To Past Climates
February 1, 2000 — "Ability to coax climate signals out of coral reefs" -- it's a skill one rarely sees advertised in the Want Ads. Yet it is a talent that landed University of Arizona geoscientist Julia ... > full story
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