Editorial
Perfect Droughts of Southern California (USA): How bad were the really bad ones? ... and when might another occur?

Medieval Warm Period Record of the Week
This issue's Medieval Warm Period Record of the Week comes from Elk Island National Park, East-Central Alberta, Canada.

Subject Index Summary
Tropical Cyclones (Atlantic Ocean - Global Warming Effects: Frequency, The Past Few Centuries): What do multi-century records reveal about the propensity of global warming to increase the yearly number of Atlantic hurricanes?

Journal Reviews
South African Urban Heat Islands: Have they contaminated the country's purported contribution to global warming?

Hydrological Extremes of France: Have they changed in any way in response to 20th-century global warming?

Dengue Fever in a Warming World: Does the latter promote the spread of the former?

The Changing Response of Austrian Black Pine Trees to Periodic Water Deficits Over the 20th-Century: How has it changed? ... and why?

Flower and Pollen Production in Birch Trees: How are these reproductive characteristics affected by atmospheric CO2 enrichment?