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Hacked emails denying climate change are skewed: scientists
Climate change scientists are on the defensive after hackers broke into a server of a British climate research centre over the weekend and posted hundreds of private emails that appear...
Cutting greenhouse pollutants could directly save millions of lives worldwide
Tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions will have major direct health benefits in addition to reducing the risk of climate change, especially in low-income countries,...
Carbon dioxide emissions continue significant climb
The annual rate of increase in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has more than tripled in this decade, compared to the 1990s, reports an international consortium of scientists, who...
Opinion: Agriculture can adapt to climate change
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says William Dar, head of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.
2009 Hurricane Season Quietest in Decades
High-level winds may have hampered most storms from spawning during the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season--but hurricane activity will likely ratchet up again in 2010, experts predict.
Rescuing male turkey chicks
A novel approach to classify the gender of six-week-old turkey poults could save millions of male chicks from being killed shortly after birth, according to Dr. Gerald Steiner from the...
Shedds-brand side dish products recalled
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of some Shedd's Country Crock-brand side dish products due to a labeling error.
Intensive land management leaves Europe without carbon sinks
Of all global carbon dioxide emissions, less than half accumulate in the atmosphere where it contributes to global warming. The remainder is hidden away in oceans and terrestrial ecosystems such...
New computer-developed map shows more extensive valley network on Mars
New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting the Red Planet once had an ocean.
Using new technique, scientists find 11 times more aftershocks for 2004 quake
Using a technique normally used for detecting weak tremor, scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered that the 2004 magnitude 6 earthquake along the Parkfield section of the San...
How green is your house?
Seventy percent of U.K. households always separate their rubbish for recycling, but only 2 percent buy their energy on a green tariff, according to the early findings of a major...
Leaked email climate smear was a PR disaster for UEA | George Marshall
There was no evidence of conspiracy among climate scientists in the leaked emails – so why was the University of East Anglia's response so pathetic?The lay public, when presented with confusing data...
Climate sceptics 'put world at risk'
• Chance to limit warming squandered, says scientist• World needs to prepare to cope with at least 3-4C riseClimate change sceptics and fossil fuel companies that have lobbied against action on greenhouse gas...
Ocean Alert
Climate Change: Earth's saltwater cover may be near its limit as a home for marine life and a sink for CO₂.
Sea stars bulk up to beat the heat
A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom. The sea stars soak up cold sea water...
Sewers at Capacity, Waste Poisons Waterways
Many sewer systems are frequently overwhelmed, with sewage spilling into waterways and polluting them with excrement and industrial chemicals.
Is global warming unstoppable?
In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions – the major cause of global warming – cannot be stabilized unless the world's...
NFL will address concussion concerns
National Football League teams will soon work with independent neurologists on concussion issues. The NFL says commissioner Roger Goodell will implement the policy as soon as details can be worked...
Activists criticize Alberta for wetland policy delay
An environmental group says a promise from the Alberta government for action on water management over the next decade is too little too late.
Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings...
Antarctic ice loss vaster, faster than thought: study
The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according...
Aquatic creatures mix ocean water
Understanding mixing in the ocean is of fundamental importance to modeling climate change or predicting the effects of an El Niño on our weather. Modern ocean models primarily incorporate the...
Rising sea levels threaten Caribbean region
The Colombian city of Cartagena is trying to plan ahead as scientists say cities nearer the equator, where temperatures are already higher, are at greater risk if global warming isn't...
U.N. official urges disaster preparedness
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The world's nations need to work harder to safeguard citizens from disasters caused by climate change, a United Nations official said in New...
Ukraine's `hot air' bedevils global climate deal
Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance.
Australia issues 'catastrophic' alerts as fires rage
Australia has issued "catastrophic" alerts after record-breaking temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires across the country, officials said Saturday.
'Carbon tax' is sensible, and perhaps inevitable, advocate says
Dieter Helm of Oxford says climate change policy should focus not on carbon production, but carbon consumption. A tax on carbon-heavy activities places the emphasis where it belongs, he says. With the global...
Lava Cave Minerals Actually Microbe Poop
Blue-green ooze in Hawaii and crunchy golden crusts in New Mexico are among newfound mats of microbial waste that could offer clues in the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists say.