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  • North America's Cooling Due to Natural Causes in 2008?

    January 5, 2010


    image An unusually long cooling of the Pacific Ocean lowered temperatures across North America?but it's not proof that global warming has slowed down, scientists say.


     

  • Giant Carbon "Vault" Proposed Near New York City

    January 4, 2010


    image Undersea carbon dioxide reservoirs could store massive amounts of the potent greenhouse gas near eastern U.S. cities?but may also pose an earthquake risk, a new study says.


     

  • Melting Glaciers Nourishing Oceans With Ancient Carbon

    December 30, 2009


    image Alaska's marine animals have an unexpected nutrient in their diets: ancient carbon from glacier melt, a new study says.


     

  • Africa-wide "Great Green Wall" to Halt Sahara's Spread?

    December 28, 2009


    image A massive "wall" of trees spanning 11 countries may rise in Africa in a bid to save drought-stricken farmlands from a relentless invader: sand.


     

  • Amazon Losing "Flying Rivers," Ability to Curb Warming

    December 18, 2009


    image The Amazon's flying rivers"—humid air currents that deliver water to the vast rain forest—may be ebbing, in turn hampering the region's ability to help curb global warming, experts say.


     

  • Ten Climate Change "Flagship" Species Named

    December 14, 2009


    image Starving koalas, homeless clownfish, and gender-bending sea turtles are among ten species that join the polar bear as icons of global warming's impact, according to a new report released in Copenhagen.


     

  • 2000-2010: A Decade of (Climate) Change

    December 10, 2009


    image Climate change dominated the environmental discourse this decade. What will explode on the scene from 2010 on? Water and food issues, and China's continued economic growth, according to experts.


     

  • Global Warming "Marches On"; Past Decade Hottest Known

    December 8, 2009


    image What's more, 2009 is likely the fifth hottest year on record, according to new UN data released at the Copenhagen climate conference. North America, though, was actually cooler over the past ten years.


     

  • Lobsters to Be Supersized by Climate Change?

    December 7, 2009


    image More acidic oceans may produce jumbo-size lobsters, crabs, and shrimp, according to a new study. But seafood lovers shouldn't start celebrating just yet.


     

  • Copenhagen Climate Conference: What You Need to Know

    December 5, 2009


    image World leaders will gather next week to hash out a new game plan for tackling climate change. Learn what they hope to accomplish?and why experts are saying humankind has a "very narrow window of opportunity" to act.


     
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