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Climate Change Could Cause 900 Tropical Bird Species to go Extinct

Climate change could cause up to 900 species of birds to go extinct, according to a new study.

Why The Warm New York Winter? February Temperatures Record High

It's official, winter is technically over. And the stats show that the 2011-2012 season was the second warmest winter in New York on record. At an average temperature of 40.5 degrees, this season's winter broke most records except for the 2001-2002 season, according to the Gothamist. On the contrary, the coldest winter took place in 1934, during which temperatures averaged 19.9 degrees.

Renowned Climate Scientist Comes under Fire

The prestigious California-based Pacific Institute climate research group has launched an investigation of its president and founder, Peter Gleick, after he admitted fraudulently obtaining documents from global warming skeptics challenging his work.

German Economy Minister Roesler and Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin

More Signs of Germany Avoiding Recession

The business sentiment survey in Germany Thursday strengthened expectations that Europe's largest economy is on its way to avoid a contraction in the first quarter this year, easing concerns over country slipping back into recession.

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Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist Cut from Gingrich Book, Flooded With Hate Mail

Hayhoe said she has received threatening and intimidating e-mails after a conservative blogger posted her e-mail address on his Web site.

SOTU 2012: Renewable Energy Scores High With Swing Voters

Pollsters who used dial meters to track voters' reaction to the State of the Union said President Obama's call to invest in renewable energy received one of the most positive reactions of the night.

A chimney billows smoke as the sun shines through haze on a cold winter's day in Beijing December 24, 2009.

Weaker Sun Will Not Delay Global Warming: Study

A weaker sun over the next 90 years is not likely to significantly delay a rise in global temperature caused by greenhouse gases, a report said Monday.

Analysis: In Latin America, business climate is king again

Here's an economic riddle of sorts: Which economy grew faster over the last seven years? A) President Hugo Chavez's Venezuela, famous for its forced nationalizations and 21st century socialism, or B) Chile, long renowned as a capitalist paradise for investors.

Women shop in the traditional Via Sannio market in downtown Rome

Eurozone's Economy Slumps at Year-End; Business Climate Warms

The Eurozone's economy deepened its downturn at the end of 2011 as retail sales fell and sentiment soured, but the first improvement in the business climate in 10 months offered hope that an expected recession may be mild.

United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres speaks with Brazil's Minister of Environment Izabella Teixeira (L) and chief climate envoy Luiz alberto Figueiredo during a plenary session at the Unit

New U.N. Climate Deal Struck, Critics Say Gains Modest

Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the biggest polluters for the first time to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but critics said the plan was too timid to slow global warming.

Strawberries and Dreams in India's Hill Districts

Farmer Shripati Nana Jadhav has good reasons to be a fan of strawberries - they've funded construction of his simple, spacious house near the hill station of Panchgani and allowed him to send his four children to college.

U.S. chief climate envoy Todd Stern, right, is interviewed by television crews after an agreement was reached to extend the Kyoto Protocol at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) in Durban December 11, 2011.

U.N. Climate-Change Talks Lead to Legal Pact on Global Warming

United Nations Climate Change Conference participants agreed on a pact Sunday that for the first time would force all the biggest polluters to take action to slow the pace of global changing.

Delegates continue debating into the night during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) in Durban December 9, 2011.

Ministers Battle to Save U.N. Climate Talks

Ministers fought to save U.N. climate talks from collapse on Saturday, searching to narrow differences between rich and poor nations over how quickly to fight global warming.

Environmental activists demonstrate outside the United Nations Climate Change conference (COP17) in Durban December 3, 2011. The protest march was part of a Global Day of Action to demand a fair climate change deal.

Support Grows for Durban Climate Deal

Support grew on Thursday for an EU plan to agree a global climate change pact with binding targets by 2015, after poor nations vulnerable to climate change forged alliances with developed countries.

'Big Three' Polluters Oppose Binding Climate Deal

The world's three biggest polluters China, the United States and India refused to move toward a new legal commitment to curb their carbon emissions Tuesday, increasing the risk that climate talks will fail to clinch a meaningful deal this week.

Countries May Clear Deadlock on Greenhouse Gases Cut: UN Climate Chief

The U.N.'s climate chief said that she believes countries can snap the deadlock that has lasted for years and sign up to fresh and binding commitments to cut greenhouse gases.

Burning Bamboo Better Than Wood in Africa, Advocates Say

Efforts to have bamboo technology in Africa.

U.N. Climate Talks Unlikely to See Renewal of Koyto Protocol

At stake is the possible dissolution of the Kyoto Accord, whose commitment period expires in 2012. Japan and Russia announced last year in Cancun they are against any extension or renewal of the accord if big green house gas emitters like the United States and China are excluded.