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NASA'S TRMM Satellite provides rainfall estimate for Cyclone Phet
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite, known as TRMM is a 'flying rain gauge' in space, and can provide rainfall estimates from its position in orbit around the Earth. Data...
U.N. Climate Chief: Goal Won't Be Met by 2020
Global Consensus on Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Unlikely in the Desired Time Frame
Scientists Will Monitor Deepwater Horizon Methane Plumes for Gulf Oil Spill Answers
Much of the focus at the Deepwater Horizon disaster site has been on the oil pouring out of the damaged well, but some researchers are beginning to turn their attention to the...
Baku to benefit from Nabucco
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan has a major role to play in the Nabucco natural gas pipeline for Europe, consortium members said during a Baku energy conference.
Bacterioplankton responses to desert dust in the (sub)tropical northeast Atlantic
Inputs of dust from the Sahara desert could change the composition of microbial communities in the (sub)tropical eastern North Atlantic say Southampton researchers writing this month in the journal FEMS...
Oil Spill Idles Many Louisiana Fishermen
The oil slick is wreaking havoc on fishing in Louisiana, which brings about $2.4 billion a year to the state.
4 shot dead by taxi driver during rampage in Britain's Lake District, police say; 25 injured
The suspect is found dead of an apparent suicide after a string of shootings that began at a taxi stand in the rural West Cumbria region, leaving residents shocked and...
On a California ranch, signs of a slowdown in illegal immigration
Stretches of California's border are relatively quiet, thanks to new barriers and stepped up efforts by the Border Patrol, but a California rancher is keeping his guard up. Back in the late...
Fossil-fuel use and feeding world cause greatest environmental impacts: UNEP panel
A panel of 27 of the world's foremost experts assembled by UNEP has synthesized a comprehensive library of the most authoritative global studies to diagnose which of the planet's many...
EU emissions down, agencies report
BRUSSELS, June 2 (UPI) -- Emissions of greenhouse gases in Europe fell for the fifth consecutive year, the European Environment Agency said on the release of its latest data.
Nord Stream concerns ease, Moscow says
MOSCOW, June 2 (UPI) -- Backers of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea have spent more than $130 million on environmental studies, Moscow said.
Oil, Inertia and the Energy Quest
Even with the unfolding disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, it may be tough to move a fossil-fueled country toward a clean-energy quest.
Nasa scientist James Hansen condemns attacks from 'politicised' media
Climatologist also calls from more openness from researchers because data are 'too useful' to be kept 'under wraps'The utterances of James Hansen, the Nasa climatologist who is widely credited with being the first...
Fears of ecological tipping point
Ixtoc 1 collapse caused largest peacetime spill and was a lesson-packed forerunner of BP disasterJuan Antonio Dzul was a teenager when the Ixtoc 1 oil rig collapsed in June 1979 in the Gulf...
Trafigura toxic waste trial opens
Dutch prosecutors accuse multi-national oil trading firm Trafigura of illegally exporting hazardous waste to Ivory Coast in 2006.
Hurricane Season Begins as Oil Leaks in Gulf
Scientists Worry that a Major Storm Might Turn Millions of Gallons of Floating Oil into a Crashing Black Surf
State Senate passes grand jury measure for Trutanich
State lawmakers moved Tuesday to vastly expand the powers of the Los Angeles city attorney by supporting a measure that would give him his own grand jury.
Baghdad's Green Zone: Safety inside, resentment outside
Iraq begins full oversight of the area, which to many residents has symbolized what went wrong with the U.S. occupation, as well as the elitism of their own government. ...
Oil spill reshapes sweeping new study of oyster reefs -- Virginia to Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ⎯ Florida State University marine biologist David L. Kimbro will lead scientists from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Maine in a massive effort to study the health and...
Anthropologists Look to Early Evidence of Salmon for Global Warming Insight
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Maine anthropologist Brian Robinson and colleagues are looking at archaeological evidence of Atlantic salmon to better understand the effects of global warming.
How New York City is preparing for climate change
New York City is establishing itself as a global leader in forming a proactive response to climate change, reveals a new report detailing the city's plans to adapt to the...
Hurricane winds can rupture undersea pipes
WASHINGTON, June 1 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've determined undersea forces produced by strong hurricanes are powerful enough to rupture underwater oil pipelines.
US prepares for climate burden
National summit paves way for concerted action on global warming.
More Canadians ditching landlines: report
The pace at which Canadians are ditching their landlines in favour of cellphones is accelerating, according to a new report, but Americans are still way ahead.
U.N. hopes for fresh climate start in Bonn
BONN, Germany, June 1 (UPI) -- A fresh round of climate negotiations are under way in Bonn, Germany, with delegates from more than 180 governments trying to reinvigorate the...
Maldives urges climate change action
MALE, Maldives, June 1 (UPI) -- The president of the Maldives called for grassroots 'street action' on climate change.
Christiana Figueres, a Costa Rican, is new UN climate chief
Christiana Figueres is the first leader of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to come from a developing country.
Climate change ‘to affect Mexican GDP’
The Mexican authorities have said that climate change may cost up to 4.2% of GDP by 2050 if no legislation is approved to deal with its effects.