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Seas Will Rise Much Faster Than Thought, Study Says
Melting Greenland ice could cause oceans to swell by more than a foot over the next hundred years, according to a study of the ancient Laurentide ice sheet.
Beach performs weekly balancing act
Although a single wave can shift the sea bed, research has found beaches change very little over a week, suggesting nature has its own way of achieving equilibrium.
Opinion: Australia needs to ride the GM wave
Burying our heads in the sand by ignoring GM technology is a short-term, high-risk strategy that will undermine the competitiveness of our agrifood sector in the long term, believes Dr...
UN Chief: Next US President Must Lead on Climate
Ban Ki-Moon marks 20th anniversary of IPCC, calls on next U.S. president to lead on climate change.
Hurricane Gustav: The Essential Time Line
Follow Gustav's path from its formation in the eastern Caribbean to its eventual landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on the Louisiana coast.
THE ROUNDUP: Science and Nature News Around the Web
For the first time in history, North Pole can be circumnavigated; "lost world" beneath Caribbean to be explored; more.
Geoengineering: The radical ideas to combat climate change
Artificial clouds and creating colossal blooms of oceanic algae are among the ideas scientists say must now be considered
Geoengineering is not the solution to global warming, argues Greenpeace's Doug Parr
Tinkering with our entire planetary system is not a silver bullet. It's an expression of political despair, writes Greenpeace's Doug Parr
Extreme and risky action including geo-engineering the only way to tackle global warming, say scientists in collection of Royal Society papers
Royal Society papers suggest ways to combat global temperature rise through geo-engineering
Ancient Amazon Actually Highly Urbanized
In 1925 British adventurer Colonel Percy Fawcett disappeared into the wilds of the Amazon, never to be heard from again after going there in search of a lost city he...
Recreated wetlands center of debate
CHESAPEAKE, Va., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Activists allege ongoing attempts to revitalize wetlands in Virginia and North Carolina will not restore the sites to their original value.
No wolf hunting season expected in Nevada
CARSON CITY, Nev., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Wildlife officials in Nevada say despite the recent classification of gray wolves as "game" animals, there shouldn't be a hunting season...
Ghana's grass-roots bid to save country's last forests
For five years now the heat has been less intense and the rainfall more abundant in a small cocoa farming area in Ghana's Upper Volta region, thanks to villagers bent...
Grain Moisture Measurements May Divert Mold, Insect Infestation
Grain storage bins are routinely monitored for temperature to control insect and mold problems. Now an scientists have preliminary research findings showing that monitoring carbon dioxide -- along with humidity...
Slowing Ships To Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
NOAA's Fisheries Service is seeking comment on the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Ship Strike Reduction Rule, which aims to reduce the number of endangered North Atlantic right...
Baltic States Failing To Protect Most Damaged Sea
Nine Baltic sea states all scored failing grades in an annual WWF evaluation of their performance in protecting and restoring the world's most damaged sea.
European agency warns of possible Botox side effects: report
Months after US authorities sounded the alarm, European officials are warning of dangerous possible side effects from the wrinkle-smoothing injection Botox, according to a German news report.
After blasting Cuba, Hurricane Gustav aims at US
Hurricane Gustav took aim at the United States early Sunday as it swept into the Gulf of Mexico from western Cuba, where it tore off roofs, flattened buildings and plunged...
Satellite phones make cowboys wildfire sentinels
(AP) -- The craggy gullies where Idaho cowboy Paul Nettleton runs 1,200 head of cattle are often precious minutes from reliable cell phone coverage. That could spell disaster in...
Amazon deforestation on the rise
(AP) -- Amazon deforestation jumped 69 percent in the past 12 months - the first such increase in three years - as rising demand for soy and cattle pushes...
Algae bloom causes 'crab jubilee'
PORTSMOUTH, Va., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Algae blooms in Virginia estuaries are depriving the ecosystem of oxygen, killing fish and driving crabs to struggle to breath.
Lights out? Experts fear fireflies are dwindling
BAN LOMTUAN, Thailand (AP) -- Preecha Jiabyu used to take tourists on a rowboat to see the banks of the Mae Klong River aglow with thousands...
Methane gas oozing up from Siberian seabed: Swedish researcher
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is leaking from the permafrost under the Siberian seabed, a researcher on an international expedition in the region told Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter on Saturday.
E.P.A. Sued by 12 States to Regulate Oil Refineries
Twelve states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for violating the federal Clean Air Act by refusing to control greenhouse gas emissions at oil refineries.
U.S. Officials Will Review Pollution in Waterway
The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to develop a plan that could lead to Newtown Creek’s being named a federal Superfund site.
Talking Directly, and Kindly, to Believers in the Eco Life
A trailblazer in the field of eco-advice columnists, Umbra Fisk serves as a sensible big sister to the growing tribe of the environmentally aware.
California County’s Resolve Against Drilling Fades
In Santa Barbara County, where an oil spill devastated the coastline in 1969, the opposition against offshore drilling may be softening.
Green Roofs Offer More Than Color for the Skyline
The use of vegetation and rock to absorb rainwater on roofs is part of a growing effort to reduce greenhouse gases, rainwater runoff and electricity demand in New York.