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Don't bank on long-term climate policy success
Long-term climate change policy in the United States and abroad is likely to change very slowly, warns an MIT professor who says the lack of future flexibility argues for stronger...
VIDEO: Kilauea Spews Lava Fountain
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano—which has been erupting for 24 years now—continues to spew lava during its latest active spurt from fissures far below the crater.
New home planned for quake pandas
Chinese officials draw up plans to rebuild a major panda reserve badly damaged in the Sichuan province quake in May.
G8 agrees tough action on climate
World leaders at the G8 summit in Japan agree aggressive targets to cut carbons emissions in an effort to tackle global warming.
Climate change: sometimes, do believe the hype
When it comes to climate change science, if it reads like a disaster novel, it really is that bad
Study shows rise in Cornwall's dolphin, whale and porpoise deaths
Four weeks on from the shocking incident that led to the death of 26 dolphins near Falmouth, research released today (7 July 2008) sheds new light on the extent of...
Heritage: Centuries after the slaughter, conflict returns to England's battlefields
Report will warn that one in five of the sites on Register of Historic Battlefields is threatened by housing plans and scavengers
Lawn Chair Balloonist Flies 200 Miles
Using his trusty BB gun to help him return to Earth, a 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons.
Climate deadlock seen at G8 despite 'constructive' Bush
US President George W. Bush pledged Sunday to play a "constructive" role on climate change at a summit of rich nations, but hopes for a breakthrough were dim as he...
Opinion: Experts comment on greenhouse findings
The Garnaut Climate Change Review draft may be a work in progress but many believe it is a step towards addressing the reality of global warming and the effect it...
The Urge to End It
Is suicide the deadly result of a deep psychological condition — or a fleeting impulse brought on by opportunity?
Snail kites disappearing from Everglades
MIAMI, July 5 (UPI) -- A measure taken to protect one endangered bird in the Florida Everglades, the Cape Sable seaside sparrow, may be driving the Everglades snail...
Gas from TVs contributes to global warming
OAKLAND, Calif., July 5 (UPI) -- The growing popularity of flat-screen TVs could potentially affect global warming more than the world's biggest coal-fired power plants, a U.S. expert...
EU ministers 'discover' biofuels not an obligation
European Union energy ministers announced during an informal meeting Saturday that they had been labouring for 18 months under the false impression that an EU plan to fight global warming...
Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales
(AP) -- Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. With a salmonella scare causing many customers to shun what's normally a summertime...
Major quake hits region of Okhotsk Sea
A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 hit the region of the Sea of Okhotsk early Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but no casualties were reported.
Australia needs carbon trading to fight climate change: study
A major climate change report for Australia's government on Friday recommended the rapid introduction of an emissions trading scheme to curb greenhouse gases and warned that delay could be disastrous.
Bangladesh releases 25,000 protected turtles
Bangladeshi bio-marine experts have released 25,000 endangered baby turtles into the sea in the past two months as part of a state-run captivity breeding programme, an environmental official said Friday.
Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief
The head of the UN's Nobel-winning panel of climate scientists on Friday said only seven years remained for stabilising emissions of global-warming gases at a level widely considered safe.
Aborted badger cull angers farmers
LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- British Environment Secretary Hilary Benn's decision not to cull badgers throughout the country could be disastrous, farming officials say.
Carbon dioxide emissions associated with UK consumption increase
Researchers have discovered that carbon dioxide emissions associated with UK consumption increased by 115 million tonnes (18 per cent), between 1992 and 2004.
India launches climate change action plan
India has released a national action plan on climate change focusing on renewable energy but without targets to curb emissions.
Report: Canada safest from climate change
LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- A British consultancy group has concluded Canada is the safest place to survive global climate change, while the Comoros Islands is least equipped.
Seasonal Factor Seen in Melting and Ice Shifts in Greenland
A study using 17 years of satellite measurements suggests that the movement of glacial ice is not as rapid as had been feared.
Landowners blame drainage system for new 'wetland' designation
Angry landowners in Ottawa's western rural outskirts are calling on the city to fix drainage ditches that they blame for causing the province to designate their land protected wetlands, potentially...
July 4th boaters: Steer clear of NJ dolphin family
(AP) -- Authorities protecting a dolphin family in a New Jersey river are stepping up enforcement over the July Fourth holiday.
Can Weeds Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
Weedy ancestors of our food crops, some scientists predict, will cope far better with coming climatic changes than their domesticated descendants.
Observatory: Coral Trout Thrive in Protected Parts of Reef
Scientists report that numbers of coral trout increased rapidly after “no-take” zones were created in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park .