December 26, 2010
Even though there is a scientific consensus around the fact that global warming is, in fact, happening, there are still a lot of people that think […]
December 13, 2010
Changes in clouds will amplify the warming of the planet due to human activities, according to a breakthrough study by a Texas A&M University researcher. Andrew […]
December 13, 2010
The latest figures from more than 20 scientific institutions around the world show that global temperatures are higher than ever... However the gradual rise in temperatures […]
December 6, 2010
Farmers in this iron-roof village in Sierra Leone say they didn’t know what they were getting into when they leased their land for a biofuel crop […]
December 3, 2010
There are quite a few numbers tossed around at climate negotiations. Should world leaders agree to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees F) […]
December 1, 2010
The yearly global climate change negotiations kicked off on Monday in Cancun, Mexico, with fewer political leaders present, and lower expectations of forging a legally binding […]
November 24, 2010
The basic message of environmentalists when it comes to global warming goes something like this: Global warming, if left unchecked, will wreck havoc on the planet. […]
November 4, 2010
…as It Did 20,000 Years Ago Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona scientists have researched how ocean currents in the Atlantic were affected by climate change in the […]
November 1, 2010
Simple steps to see the world while polluting less It’s a paradox of modern travel: The beauty of the natural world motivates many a globetrotter to […]
October 28, 2010
For thousands of years, nomadic herdsmen have roamed the harsh, semi-arid lowlands that stretch across 80 percent of Kenya and 60 percent of Ethiopia. Descendants of […]
October 26, 2010
In places throughout the Amazon, some stretches of the region’s most important rivers and tributaries have dried up almost entirely, reducing the normally flowing waterways to […]
October 20, 2010
One of the biggest issues facing us right now is global warming. Its effects on animals and on agriculture are indeed frightening, and the effects on […]
October 10, 2010
We’ve talked before about the sun-climate connection, which is often invoked as the great missing link in understanding climate change. It’s absolutely true that the sun […]
September 20, 2010
Women tend to believe the scientific consensus on global warming more than men, according to a study by a Michigan State University researcher. The findings, published […]
August 25, 2010
The UN panel of climate scientists should be more nimble at highlighting global warming trends and at fixing mistakes, experts said ahead of the planned August […]