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How has 'Climategate' affected the battle against climate change? | David Adam
The Muir Russell report has cleared the scientists of any dishonesty over data, but how did the scandal affect Copenhagen?The East Anglia emails were released just weeks before world leaders gathered in Copenhagen...
Dutch take blame for UN climate report error
A leading Dutch environmental agency, taking the blame for one of the errors that undermined the credibility of a UN report on climate change, says it has discovered more mistakes...
Hurricanes forecast to be bigger, more frequent
Environment Canada is standing by its original forecast of more and bigger storms during this year's hurricane season.
Sask. tornado confirmed as F3
The tornado that ripped through a Saskatchewan First Nation chewed a path half a kilometre wide and at least 45 kilometres long, Environment Canada says.
Japanese probe saw deep Moon rock
Olivine rocks that may have originated deep within the Moon were spied on its surface by a Japanese probe, scientists report.
Vietnamese manure biofuel project scoops prize
A biogas project in Vietnam has won an award for improving smallholder farmers' lives and reducing carbon emissions.
China Fears Warming Effects of Consumer Wants
Experts worry that as China’s 1.3 billion people clamor for more cars and creature comforts, international efforts to limit global warming could be doomed.
Methane releases in arctic seas could wreak devastation
Potential impacts include dead zones, acidification, shifts at the base of the ocean's food chain
Oceanographic linkages indicate an alternative route for eel larval drift to Europe
European eel larvae are generally believed to initially follow a westerly drift route into the Gulf Stream, but new research results on bio-physical linkages in the Sargasso Sea point to...
Global emissions targets will lead to 4C temperature rise, say studies
Studies predict major extinctions and collapse of Greenland ice sheet with temperatures rising well above UN targetsThe world is heading for an average temperature rise of nearly 4C (7F), according to analysis of...
Who's who in the UEA hacked emails controversy over climate change?
The climate clash brings together a cast of scientists, traders, miners, politicians, and economists - in a head-on collisionPhil Jones Has spent his entire career at the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of the...
Craters Expose the Moon�s Insides
Rocks originating deep below the moon's surface that contain rich amounts of one of the most common minerals found on Earth were recently discovered around ancient impact craters on the...
Video: Fears over Slick Spreading
Hurricane Alex has caused concern for many local residents along the Gulf of Mexico, as oil slick containment efforts have been put on hold. Mark Strassmann reports from Grand...
Fish science program in N.L. earns applause
Premier Danny Williams's move to launch a fisheries science program is earning praise, although the federal government has suggested it may need to approve some of it.
Van der Sloot files suit against initial lawyer
By 2010-07-04T07:07:34Z LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Joran van der Sloot has sued the lawyer who represented him during a police interrogation on the day that authorities say...
Report: Oceans' deteriorating health nearing 'irreversible'
A sobering new report warns that oceans face a "fundamental and irreversible ecological transformation" not seen in millions of years as greenhouse gases and climate change already have affected temperature,...
A European partnership for satellite-enabled services
At a workshop last month in Stuttgart, 40 business professionals met with EC representatives to discuss which European policy measures could best support the use of information provided by satellites...
US resumes oil skimming after Hurricane Alex
Efforts to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill gathered steam Monday after Hurricane Alex prompted a five-day shutdown, amid new questions over how BP would pay for the...
Conservationists protest Malaysia coal plant plan
By JULIA ZAPPEI 2010-07-05T07:29:47Z KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Conservationists criticized a plan Monday to build a coal-fired power...
Maize Seedlings Predict Drought Tolerance
Scientists analyze root-to-shoot ratios in seedlings to estimate future yield and response to water stress.
Holiday crowds watch bodysurfers tackle huge surf at the Wedge
No injuries are reported at the infamous Newport Beach break, but there are plenty of wipeouts to keep Fourth of July beachgoers entertained. ...
Big waves in the gulf sideline oil skimmers again
Boats are idled off Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. And resort cities try to lure tourists even as some beaches are closed to swimmers. High seas once again idled oil-skimming boats across much of...
In praise of: hay
For those farmers still willing to make hay while the sun shines, this June's hot weather has been something to celebrateAs late as 1908 – long after cars had begun to displace...
Oil spill takes boom out of holiday weekend
Gulf beaches are bare and businesses are empty on what is usually one of the busiest weekends of the year. Alabama's Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre have canceled fireworks displays. The...
Moynihan, as Nixon aide, warned of global warming
(AP) -- Documents released Friday by the Nixon Presidential Library show members of President Richard Nixon's inner circle discussing the possibilities of global warming more than 30 years ago.
Russia to seek to expand arctic rights
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, July 2 (UPI) -- Russia is launching an expedition to map the extent of the country's arctic continental shelf as part of an effort to extend...
Understanding Ice
Understanding Ice Ice is just frozen water, right? Wrong! Now you will perhaps inquire with astonishment how it is possible that ice, which is the most brittle and fragile of substances, can flow...
The Most Dangerous Things at the Beach
On this Fourth of July weekend, if you dare go in the water, oil may be the least of your worries.