Texas' fire fighters appear to be winning the battle to contain one of the largest fires since Texas started keeping records for disasters. Local schools opened and all 5,000 resident of Austin who were displaced should be able to see their property on Wednesday
Al Gore is renewing his campaign to convince sceptics of the link between climate change and extreme weather events by means of a global multimedia event.
Climate change advocate and former Vice President, Al Gore, will undertake a 24-hour global multimedia event to convince the climate change deniers of humans' role in climate change, the link between climate change and extreme weather events and to drive action against global warming among the public.
Starting on Wednesday, The Climate Reality Project will broadcast a new 24-hour global multimedia presentation on the link between global warming and extreme weather events.
Particles of a defunct 7-ton research satellite falling towards Earth could potentially shatter on the earth's surface and rain debris on densely populated areas including Britain, NASA reports.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry's rivals have attacked the Texas governor as too inflammatory to appeal to mainstream voters, but a new poll shows just the opposite.
An out-of-use NASA science satellite will plunge back to Earth soon, sparking concerns that some debris might shower down on populated areas.
Reports about an Arctic summertime sans ice due to global warming and natural swings in regional wind patterns are quite alarming. The extent of summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean reached a record low this week since satellite observations began in 1972, according to the University of Bremen's Institute of Environmental Physics.
An out of use NASA science satellite will be plunging back to Earth soon, sparking concerns that some debris might shower down on populated areas.
Natural gas is not as effective as it is used to be thought in improving earth's climatic condition, suggest scientists. Even though natural gas emits far less carbon dioxide than coal, its effectiveness in solving earth's climate woes has been questioned by a new U.S. study.
A federal judge has ruled that a government agency must pick up the pace in approving, rejecting species for the endangered list.
The majority of Democrats, Republicans and Independent voters all believe that climate change is happening, according to a new poll. Only the Tea Party does not. What does this mean for Republican presidential candidates who want to do well both in the primaries and in the general election?
Weather disasters of 2011 may have been partly caused by global warming, a climate report suggests.
A new study says natural gas would not slow down climate change: natural gas is cleaner, but from a climate perspective, it's complicated.
A defunct 7-ton research satellite is falling in the direction of earth and has the potential of raining debris on densely populated areas including Britain, NASA reports.
A defunct 7-ton research satellite is falling earth bound,due to re-enter the atmosphere with a potential to rain debris on densely populated areas including Britain, NASA reports.
Speaking at the Worldwide Wildlife Fund (WWF), U.K., Prince Charles warned that the world is already on the verge of a sixth extinction event since humans are not willing to cut down on their consumption. He joked that being an endangered species himself he feel connected to the work of WWF. Prince of Wales was delivering his first speech as the new President of WWF-UK.
A defunct NASA satellite is expected to plunge back to Earth, raising concerns that blazing hot debris may shower down on the unsuspecting terrestrial population.
A defunct NASA science satellite will be plunging back to Earth soon, sparking concerns that some debris might shower down on populated areas.
Though Ron Paul seems to have contributed the most to last night's Republican presidential debate, Rick Perry is dominating the headlines for his supposedly inept remark identifying himself as modern day Galileo. Famous for his skepticism of climate change, the Texas Governor observed, The science is not settled on this (climate change). The idea that we would put Americans' economy at jeopardy based on scientific theory that's not settled yet to me is just nonsense. Just because yo...
What does Perry's metaphor tell us about his beliefs?
2011 has been an unprecedented year for extreme weather, and a new report links the meteorological fury to the long arc of climate change.