Climate Change, Rising Water To Endanger U.S. Cities: Study
Millions of Americans in low-lying coastal cities could see more flooding in coming years as rising temperatures drive up sea levels, according to a new study.
Santorum Bashes 'Pseudo-Religion' Of Global Warming Embraced By Rivals
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum sought to distance himself from his GOP opponents with an op-ed tying Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney to radical environmentalists sounding the alarm on climate change.
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.
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BlackBerry out at U.S. climate agency, iPhone in
Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphone has struggled to win over U.S. consumers but the Canadian company has long been able to rely on the loyalty of corporate and government clients who depend on its secure email. No more.
Primeval Bison Bones Unravel Mystery of Climate Change Adaptation
A recent discovery of 30,000 years old bison bones at a Canadian goldmine have unraveled the mystery of climate change adaptation and are helping scientists understand how animals adapt to rapid environmental changes.
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.
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.
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.
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.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.
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.
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.
EU says climate pact not enough, wants deal by 2015
The world needs a far more ambitious plan to cut emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases than the Kyoto Protocol, European Union climate negotiators said on Monday, calling for a global deal to be reached by 2015 and in place by 2020.
UN Climate Change Conference: Should Developing Nations be Excluded from Kyoto?
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC) has begun in Durban, South Africa, where about 10,000 officials from 194 countries will meet in a bid to arrive at a new climate change deal.
British police investigating climate email hackers
British police will examine a batch of email exchanges between climate scientists which appeared on the Internet Tuesday as part of an inquiry into the hacking of the private documents, police said Wednesday.
U.K. Government Minister Blasts Obama for Failures on Climate Change
The comments come ahead of a United Nations climate treaty conference in Durban, South Africa next week.
Congress Rejects Request for National Climate Service, A Resource for Climate Change Information
Congress rejected a request by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration to establish a Web Site devoted to information about climate change, a reshuffling that did not require additional funding.
Health Cost of 6 U.S. Climate Disasters: $14 Billion
Deaths and health problems from floods, drought and other U.S. disasters related to climate change cost an estimated $14 billion over the last decade, researchers said on Monday.
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