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The worst impact of climate change may be how humanity reacts to it
The way that humanity reacts to climate change may do more damage to many areas of the planet than climate change itself unless we plan properly, an important new study...
Ice age permafrost unearthed in Poland to help clock warming
Permafrost dating from the end of the last Ice Age around 13,000 years ago recently discovered in Poland could prove an invaluable tool in gauging global warming, Polish geologists said...
Stopping the Asian carp invasion
Hulking invasive fish with cavernous appetites are striking at the threshold of the Great Lakes as U.S. and Canadian officials scramble to keep them out.
Newsweek: Biggest heat waves of the 2000s
The summer of 2010 has been brutal for much of the Northern Hemisphere. We look back at where temperatures struck hardest in the 2000s. Heat wave...
Scientists show waves of deforestation across East Africa
A new study co-authored by a WWF scientist documents waves of forest degradation advancing like ripples in a pond 75 miles across East Africa in just 14 years...
New state surveys affirm Americans' support for government action on climate change
Large majorities of the residents of Florida, Maine and Massachusetts believe the Earth has been getting warmer gradually over the last 100 years (81 percent, 78 percent and 84 percent,...
Tropical Depression 4 now a small tropical storm named Colin
The fourth Atlantic tropical depression became Tropical Storm Colin early in the morning today, August 3 and NASA and other satellites are keeping tabs on it. A GOES-13 satellite visible...
Analysis: July was cool this year
Boston sweat through 8 days of above-90 degree Fahrenheit heat last month. New York City endured 14; Philadelphia suffered 17; and Washington, DC sweltered through 20. These numbers are all...
Australia benefits from Indian coal demand
SYDNEY, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Australia is posed to benefit from India's rising demand for coal imports, analysts say. ...
New York City’s Parallel to Gulf Oil Spill
The contamination of Newtown Creek was decades in the making. Cleanup advocates are hoping for federal Superfund designation.
Fire and Water on a Hot, Turbulent Planet
Satellite imagery conveys the scope of Russia's fires and Pakistan's floods.
Survey of coastal residents shows Gulf oil spill has significant impact on families
August 3, 2010 — As the acute phase of the Gulf oil spill transitions to a chronic phase, marked by long-term challenges to the public health, environment and economy, researchers...
AGU journal highlights — Aug. 3
The following highlights summarize research papers that have been recently published in Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres (JGR-D), Water Resources Research (WRR), and Geophysical Research...
Drought Strains Russian Wheat Supplies
Abnormally hot and dry weather elicits a rare pronouncement on global warming.
Statoil in new production in Norwegian Sea
STAVANGER, Norway, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Oil from a field in the deep waters of the Norwegian Sea is a strategic asset for the region, an official at Norwegian...
Reconciliation ecology: The fun way to adapt to climate change
A University of Arizona ecologist plans to involve Tucson neighbourhoods in a giant test of reconciliation ecology...
U.N. climate czar issues call to action
BONN, Germany, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The international community must take firm measures to overcome the potential effects of climate change, a U.N. official told delegates in Germany. ...
Bulgaria wants to start building Nabucco
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A planned natural gas pipeline linking Bulgaria to Turkey could become the first leg of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline for Europe, a...
Scotland says enough is enough on Megrahi
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers must put an end to their claims that there were economic motives behind the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber, a...
Ecologists to discuss impacts of mountaintop mining at special ESA symposium
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — On Tuesday, August 3rd, as part of the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) 95th Annual Meeting, a team of scientists will discuss the environmental impacts of...
Fishing limits proposed to save sea lions in Alaska
Bans on cod and mackerel would cover a wide area around the western Aleutian Islands. ...
Observatory: When Quakes Shook the U.S.
Researchers suggest that the earthquakes that shook the center of the United States two centuries ago were essentially set off thousands of years earlier.
'Undersea' river discovered
LEEDS, England, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Researchers say they've discovered an underwater river flowing along the bottom of the Black Sea, complete with rapids and waterfalls. ...
Sunspots linked to Venice flooding
VENICE, Italy, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- If you're planning a trip to Venice, Italy, avoid times of high sunspot activity -- which appear to alter weather patterns and flood...
Life after Catastrophe
Scientists studying deep-sea hydrothermal vents have found that larvae travel hundreds of miles to re-colonize these harsh locations after a volcanic eruption. The new study could challenge existing beliefs about...
Mediterranean most threatened sea on Earth
The Mediterranean Sea's exquisitely rich mix of flora and fauna is more threatened than marine life anywhere else on Earth, according to a landmark scientific survey released Monday.
India opens innovative water plant
MADRAS, India, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- An Indian company says it has begun operating an advanced desalination plant to provide some of the cheapest drinking water in the country. ...
Confusion Over Kepler's 'Earth-Like' Planets Explained
NASA's mini fiasco in public communication last week was a scientist's attempt at public...