Climate Change

A recent BBC/GlobeScan poll of 24,071 people in 23 countries shows that climate fears are on the rise - with 64% saying that climate change is a "very serious problem."

Dec 10, 2009 - R.H. Sheldon

The Maldives works with a clean energy technology team to minimize carbon footprint, but tourism is a primary industry and carbon neutral travel is difficult to achieve.

Dec 2, 2009 - Dawn M. Smith

Now more than ever people are curious about how rising ocean levels will affect our cities. If or when the polar ice caps melt, what will be waterfront property?

Nov 22, 2009 - Tara Lynne Brown

The ice fields of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania may disappear in the next 20 years according to a study by Ohio State University.

Nov 9, 2009 - Manda Trevarthen

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.

Nov 5, 2009 - Laurence O'Sullivan

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

Oct 30, 2009 - Paris Franz

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

Oct 29, 2009 - Kevin Rennie

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

Oct 26, 2009 - 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.

Oct 26, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

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

Oct 26, 2009 - Kevin Rennie

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

Oct 20, 2009 - 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.

Oct 13, 2009 - Laurence O'Sullivan

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.

Oct 13, 2009 - Manda Trevarthen

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

Sep 25, 2009 - Sara E. Lewis

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.

Sep 18, 2009 - Annie Spiegelman

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

Sep 10, 2009 - Megan Jungwi

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

Sep 9, 2009 - Wendy Roltgen

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.

Aug 26, 2009 - Janice Heffernan

An urban heat island is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surroundings, a phenomenon caused by buildings, roads, and similar elements.

Aug 14, 2009 - Arlene Miles

The U.S. Global Change Research Program releases a report describing climate change impacts on the U.S. and how the country might mitigate and adapt to the changes.

Aug 8, 2009 - R.H. Sheldon

Climate change is having visible impacts in the United States, and the choices Americans make will determine the severity of its effects, according to a new report.

Jul 31, 2009 - Louise Harris

Several times over the last 500 years low sunspots numbers have coincided with much cooler global temperatures. Is there a connection or is it coincidence?

Jul 23, 2009 - Dennis Holley

High humidity, the danger of heat stroke, and the risk of sunburn are top reasons why many southbound vacationers are likely to reconsider Florida travel plans.

Jul 9, 2009 - Mary King

U.S. Global Change Research Program shows evaporation is dominating other effects of higher temperatures, challenging the future of a huge fresh-water supply.

Jul 1, 2009 - Mike Perricone

Many scientists, governments, and individuals are convinced the planet is warming and that the atmosphere is changing. Why do they believe what they believe?

Jun 7, 2009 - Dennis Holley