1. tropical rain forests and CO2: Serra do Mar Paranaense, Brazil

    Tropical forests have large appetite for carbon dioxide

    A new study led by NASA and NCAR shows that tropical forests may be absorbing far more human-emitted carbon dioxide than many scientists thought.

    • Climate

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  2. Sailboat in calm sea near Kiribati

    Coral reveals long-term link between Pacific winds, global climate

    A piece of coral in a University of Arizona lab has revealed a link between Pacific trade winds and shifts in 20th century climate.

    • Climate

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  3. VAPOR scientific visualization of Hurricane Katrina

    NCAR partners with UC San Diego on visualization capabilities

    The collaboration will expand visualization capabilities in the bio- and geosciences, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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  4. ISKME to manage National Science Digital Library

    The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education will ensure the long-term sustainability of NSDL.

    • Education + Outreach

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  5. By Jenny Varley (IMG_1340) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

    Ten top stories of 2014

    We've assembled 10 of the most popular stories on AtmosNews from the last 12 months.

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