Fewer night flights could cut climate change impact. Cutting the number of flights that take off at night could help to reduce the contribution of aviation to global warming, researchers said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Night flights ‘worsen climate-change peril’. Restrictions on night flights could ease the aviation industry's fast-growing contribution to global warming, a study published on Thursday says. [News Source]

Last ice age lost its cool all at once. Scientists who studied the last scrapes of ice-age glaciers around the world have concluded that most of Earth thawed out simultaneously at the end of the last big chill about 17,500 years ago. [News Source]

Prepare for rising seas, storms. Anyone who believes that a storm like Hurricane Katrina might never unleash its fury on New Jersey's coastal communities might want to think again. [News Source]

Governor appoints group to study effects of climate change. A new group appointed Wednesday by the governor will study how climate change will affect Oregon residents, businesses and the environment. [News Source]

Governor appoints an advisory group on climate change. The new group will continue the work of the 2004 Governor’s Advisory Group on Global Warming, which developed strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions as part of a West Coast regional effort. [News Source]

Greenpeace breezes in. Greenpeace docked its newest ship, Witness, at Robert Moses State Park yesterday to show its support for a plan to build 40 wind turbines in the ocean a few miles offshore to generate electricity. [News Source]

Changing climate may mean changing science. A study by British and Canadian researchers suggests restoration methods of the past cannot necessarily be applied to the climate of the future. [News Source]

Kosciuszko management plan released. The New South Wales Government has released a plan to manage the state's biggest national park for the next 20 years. The Kosciuszko plan of management will be the first in Australia to take into account the likely impact of global warming. [News Source]

Windward, ho! Communicating live to Long Island via a satellite phone two arctic explorers reported on their summer trek across the polar ice cap. [News Source]

Dry ice creates toughened glass. A form of solid carbon dioxide that could be used to make ultra-hard glass or coatings for microelectronic devices has been discovered. [News Source]