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Largest Producers of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By: Laurence O'Sullivan

Different measures of global greenhouse gas emissions have China as either a major carbon polluter or a minor emitter of CO2. The U.S. is a major polluter in all methods. more...

The Venice Flood Barrier

By: Paris Franz

After much argument and controversy, the biggest public works project in Italian history is under way, but is it too little, too late? more...

Climate Change Threat to Australian Coast

By: Kevin Rennie

An inquiry by Australian parliamentarians has found that the coastline faces a major threat from climate change. more...

Loss of Polar Sea Ice Speeding up

By: Rupert Taylor

The summer ice coverage in the Far North is declining and this will have serious consequences elsewhere on the planet. more...

Decline of Arctic Sea Ice

By: Rupert Taylor

The loss of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is accelerating with temperatures rising far faster in the region than anywhere else on Earth. more...

Burning Forests a Solution to Climate Change

By: Kevin Rennie

Aboriginal rangers in Australia are helping to combat global warming in an innovative project with a natural gas producer by applying traditional indigenous knowledge. more...

Global Environmental Impacts of a Warming Arctic

By: Laurence O'Sullivan

Arctic climate feedbacks, such as declining sea ice, glacier retreat, warming ocean surface and thawing permafrost, will have severe global environmental impacts. more...

Weather Patterns Confirm Climate Change Reality

By: Laurence O'Sullivan

Changing weather patterns across the U.S., from dwindling ice cover in Alaska to increasing frequency of North Atlantic storms, all confirm the reality of climate change. more...

Climate Change and Sea Levels

By: Manda Trevarthen

According to the United Nations rising sea levels, largely as a result of climate change, may potentially displace millions of people from coastal areas and river deltas. more...

Noctilucent Clouds

By: Sara E. Lewis

Scientists are collecting data on the mesospheric phenomenon that is increasing in frequency and at lower latitudes. more...

Over-Fertilizing the Ozone Layer

By: Annie Spiegelman

A new study conducted for the first time by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association found that nitrous oxide is now the top ozone-depleting gas. more...

Does Global Warming Affect Hurricanes?

By: Megan Jungwi

Some scientists believe global warming is causing an increase in the intensity and the number of hurricanes. However, not everybody agrees. more...

Ways to Reduce Global Warming

By: Wendy Roltgen

The link between human activity and global warming continues to grow stronger. more...

Ocean Iron Fertilization

By: Janice Heffernan

Iron fertilization is one possible solution to correcting damage caused by greenhouse gas by adding iron to the upper ocean to encourage phytoplankton to bloom. more...

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