Editorial
Climate Change and the Human Condition: As earth's climate has historically oscillated between warmer and cooler states, how has the wellbeing of humanity varied?

Medieval Warm Period Record of the Week
This issue's Medieval Warm Period Record of the Week comes from Steel Lake, north-central Minnesota, USA.

Subject Index Summary
Roman Warm Period (Europe - Northern): What do studies of its level of warmth reveal about the nature of earth's current warmth?

Journal Reviews
How Well Do We Know What Global Sea Level Is Doing?: Finding the answer to this question is not a trivial exercise.

East Antarctica's Role in Global Sea Level Change: What has it been in the past? What will it be in the future?

Local vs. Global Change Effects on the Coral Reefs of Palau: How do they compare over the course of the past several millennia?

Arctic-Breeding Geese: How would they likely respond to continued global warming?

Symbiodinium Diversity in Soritid Foraminfera: How great is it? And why do we care?