John D. Cox
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When the Arctic Catches Fire
Posted Fri Jul 29, 2011 05:16 AM ET | 0
Wildfires in the tundra of Alaska's North Slope pose a severe feedback threat to a warming climate. Read more
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Antarctica: A 'Scary' Source for Rising Seas
Posted Thu Jul 28, 2011 02:08 PM ET | 0
A new study of ocean sediments indicates West Antarctica as well as Greenland must have contributed to oceans that were 15 to 20 feet higher than their current levels. Read more
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Searching for Rain Under the Radar
Posted Fri Jul 22, 2011 09:01 AM ET | 0
Missing the rain? Meteorologists are too. Read more
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Getting the Dirt on Dust
Posted Wed Jul 20, 2011 07:49 AM ET | 0
Airborne dust has so many different influences on basic Earth processes large and small that no single science has a clear understanding of it. Read more
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Why It's So Hot -- and Getting Hotter
Posted Fri Jul 15, 2011 06:14 AM ET | 0
Meteorologists warn that another week of intense heat awaits the eastern half of the United States, and no relief is in sight. Read more
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Hot Now? Torch of 2011 Approaches
Posted Tue Jul 12, 2011 02:51 PM ET | 0
A large, stubborn heat wave -- what meteorologists are calling the "Torch of 2011" -- appears to be settling in east of the Rocky Mountains. Read more
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Polar Shifts on Rising Seas
Posted Thu Jul 7, 2011 03:51 PM ET | 0
A new study says coastal Greenland waters are warming faster than Antarctic waters -- but both ice sheets are melting faster than expected. Read more
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Pirate Booty: A Monsoon Cache
Posted Wed Jul 6, 2011 03:15 PM ET | 0
Somali piracy is taking a toll on climate research, especially studies related to the Indian Ocean monsoon. Read more
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A Cloud Mystery Takes Flight
Posted Thu Jun 30, 2011 01:56 PM ET | 0
Airplanes that take off or land at airports where certain atmosphere conditions prevail can pierce mid-level clouds with unusual round shapes that lead to brief showers of snow or rain. Read more
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Abrupt Changes in Climates Past Put Models on Notice
Posted Sun Jun 26, 2011 03:18 PM ET | 0
Modern climate models fail to reproduce rapid climate changes in the past and so are unable to accurately project the future. Read more
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Routine Weather Costs U.S. $485 billion
Posted Thu Jun 23, 2011 09:34 AM ET | 0
Aside from great storms and other disasters, routine weather variation costs the U.S. economy $485 billion a year. Read more
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Under the Snowpack, a Troublesome Trend
Posted Thu Jun 9, 2011 02:15 PM ET | 0
A study of tree-ring chronologies shows a sharp decline in annual Rocky Mountain snowpack that supplies water to 70 million people in the western United States. Read more
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Sensing Salt on the Sea -- No More Grainy Pictures
Posted Wed Jun 8, 2011 05:31 AM ET | 0
The Aquarius satellite mission is set to launch on Thursday providing a detailed look at the salty sea surface. Read more
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Did Weather Make the Plague Worse?
Posted Tue Jun 7, 2011 07:31 AM ET | 0
A new study shows how regional climate differences controlled the intensity of outbreaks of plague in China. Read more
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Under the Ice, Antarctic Land Comes Into Focus
Posted Fri Jun 3, 2011 03:16 PM ET | 0
The details of land under the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is of special interest to anyone concerned about future sea level rise in a warming world. Read more
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