Uganda Mudslides Leave Hundreds Dead

2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

Hundreds feared dead in Uganda landslides

300 feared dead; more slides expected as heavy rains continue

Inhofe Calls for Criminal Investigation of Climate Scientists

2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

The US Congress's most ardent global warming sceptic is being accused of turning the row over climate science into a McCarthyite witch-hunt by calling for a criminal investigation of scientists. Climate scientists say Sen. James Inhofe’s call for a criminal investigation into American as well as British scientists who worked on the UN climate body's report or had communications

Violent Winter Storm Kills 51 People in France, Spain and Portugal

2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

Moscow Buried By Record Snowfall

2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

Record snowfall blankets Moscow

15,000 snow-clearing machines fight four days of blizzards

Reuters, Feb. 24, 2010

IPCC Solicits Independent Review of Report Process

2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

Because of recent criticism of its work, the Nobel Prize-winning international panel studying global warming is seeking independent outside review for how it makes major reports, the panel said. Critics have found a few unsettling errors -- including incorrect projections of retreats in Himalayan glaciers -- in the thousands of pages of the reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Scientists say t

IPCC Solicits Independent Review of 2007 Report

2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

Because of recent criticism of its work, the Nobel Prize-winning international panel studying global warming is seeking independent outside review for how it makes major reports, the panel said. Critics have found a few unsettling errors -- including incorrect projections of retreats in Himalayan glaciers -- in the thousands of pages of the reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Scientists say t

Massive Antarctic Iceberg Could Alter Ocean Current Patterns

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns. The 965 square mile iceberg broke off earlier this month from the Mertz Glacier's 100-mile floating tongue of ice that sticks out

Northeastern US Hit by Second Blizzard in As Many Weeks

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Storm rakes East; more than 1 million in the dark

The Associated Press, Feb. 26, 2010

HAMPTON, N.H. - A strong-willed winter

BP, Conoco and Caterpillar Leave USCAP

2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

ConocoPhillips, BP and Caterpillar have dropped out of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), the coalition of corporations and environmental groups that has been most prominent in pushing Congress to pass cap-and-trade legislation.

De Boer Steps Down as Head of UNFCCC

2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

Top U.N. climate change official Yvo de Boer told The Associated Press he was resigning after nearly four years, a period when governments struggled without success to agree on a new global warming deal. His departure takes effect July 1, five months before 193 nations are due to reconvene in Mexico for another attempt to reach a bind

DeBaers Steps Down as Head of UNFCCC

2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

Top U.N. climate change official Yvo de Boer told The Associated Press he was resigning after nearly four years, a period when governments struggled without success to agree on a new global warming deal. His departure takes effect July 1, five months before 193 nations are due to reconvene in Mexico for another attempt to reach a bind

Past constraints on the vulnerability of marine calcifiers to massive carbon dioxide release

2010-02-16T00:00:00Z

Rate of Ocean Acidification Unprecedented in 65 Million Years: Study

2010-02-16T00:00:00Z

A new model, capable of assessing the rate at which the oceans are acidifying, suggests that changes in the carbonate chemistry of the deep ocean may exceed anything seen in the past 65 million years. The model also predicts much

The New York Times Provides a Sounding Board for Climate Skeptics

2010-02-15T00:00:00Z

Just over two years ago, Rajendra K. Pachauri seemed destined for a scientist’s version of sainthood. But Dr. Pachauri and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are now under intense scrutiny, facing accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest from climate skeptics, right-leaning politicians and even s

Skeptics: "No Net Warming Since 1998"

2010-02-14T00:00:00Z

"[D]espite computer projections of temperature rises, there has been no net global warming since 1998. That current temperature plateau follows a late-20th century period of warming consistent with . . .natural multi-decadal or millenial climate warming."

Canada's Harper Attacked By Swarm of Skeptics

2010-02-14T00:00:00Z

As accredited experts in climate and related scientific disciplines, we are writing to propose that balanced, comprehensive public-consultation sessions be held so as to examine the scientific foundation of the federal government's climate-change plans. This would be entirely consistent with your recent commitment to conduct a review of the Kyoto Protocol.

Rare Hurricane Batters American Samoa

2010-02-13T00:00:00Z

Cyclone Rene slams American Samoa

Residents of U.S. territory are ‘getting clobbered,’ meteorologist says

Snow takes rare whack at South

Many places see white stuff for the first time in a generation or longer

The Associated Press, Feb. 12, 2010

Toward A Real Kyoto Protocol

2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

The Plan involves three interacting strategies:

If Congress were to cut $1.4 billion a year in subsidies, as House Democrats urge, the industry would still get more than $37 billion a year from government coffers, according to this analysis, four times the amount spent on the nuclear industry and six times the amount spent on ethanol.

Carbon Subsidies Exceed $37 Billion A Year

2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

If Congress were to cut $1.4 billion a year in subsidies, as House Democrats urge, the industry would still get more than $37 billion a year from government coffers -- four times the amount spent on the nuclear industry and six times the amount spent on ethanol.

THE CLIMATE CRISIS: INTRODUCING A SOLUTION

2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

Many business leaders and policymakers believe that any meaningful attempt to address the climate crisis will result in global poverty. We believe the exact opposite is true -- as does

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2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

Toward A Real Kyoto Protocol

Brazil heat wave kills 32 elderly people

The Associated Press, Feb. 10, 2010

Snowstorm: East Coast Blizzard Tied to Climate Change

Time Magazine, Feb. 10, 2010

As the blizzar

IPCC Errors Trigger Push for Reform

2010-02-10T00:00:00Z

A steady drip of unsettling errors is exposing what scientists are calling "the weaker link" in the Nobel Peace Prize-winning series of international reports on global warming. The flaws — and the erosion they've caused in public confidence — have some scientists calling for drastic change

IPCC Errors Trigger Push for Reform

2010-02-10T00:00:00Z

Black Flies Found at 15,000 feet on Mt. Everest

2010-02-09T00:00:00Z

Climbers at Everest base found a big black house fly, something unimaginable just a few years ago when no insect could have survived at 5,360 metres -- the second this year.

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2010-02-09T00:00:00Z

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The New York Times, Feb. 2, 2010

Forests in the eastern United States appear to be growing faster in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a new study has found.

The study centered on trees in mixed hardwood stands on the western edge of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland that are representative of much of the those on the Easte

UK Sees Rise in Climate Skepticism

2010-02-09T00:00:00Z

There has been an increase in the number of British people who are sceptical about climate change, a poll commissioned by BBC News has suggested. It showed that 25% of those questioned did not think global warming was happening, an increase of 10% since a similar poll was conducted in November. The percentage of respondents who said climate change was a reality had fallen from 83% in November to 75%.&

ExxonMobil Launches New Blitz by Climate Skeptics

2010-02-09T00:00:00Z

An orchestrated campaign is being waged against climate change science to undermine public acceptance of man-made global warming, environment experts claimed. The attack against scientists supportive of the idea of man-made climate change has grown in ferocity since the leak of thousands of documents on the subject from the University of East Anglia (UEA) on

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ExxonMobil Funds New Blitz by Climate Skeptics

2010-02-07T00:00:00Z

An orchestrated campaign is being waged against climate change science to undermine public acceptance of man-made global warming, environment experts claimed. Free-market, anti-climate change think-tanks such as the Atlas Econo

Massive Blizzard Buries Mid-Atlantic States

2010-02-06T00:00:00Z

Snow piles up higher and higher in mid-Atlantic states

CNN.com, Feb. 6, 2010

Mexican Floods, Landslides Leave 29 Dead

2010-02-06T00:00:00Z

29 dead, homes flooded in central Mexico

The Associated Press, Feb. 6, 2010

There has been an increase in the number of British people who are sceptical about climate change, a poll commissioned by BBC News has suggested. It showed that 25% of those questioned did not think global warming was happening, an increase of 10% since a similar poll was conducted in November. The percentage of respondents who said climate change was a reality had fallen from 83% in November t

Poll: Climate Skepticism On the Rise in U.K.

2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

There has been an increase in the number of British people who are sceptical about climate change, a poll commissioned by BBC News has suggested. It showed that 25% of those questioned did not think global warming was happening, an increase of 10% since a similar poll was conducted in November. The percentage of respondents who said climate change was a reality had fallen from 83% in November to 75%. According to

Poll: Climate Skepticism On the Rise in U.K.

2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

There has been an increase in the number of British people who are sceptical about climate change, a poll commissioned by BBC News has suggested. It showed that 25% of those questioned did not think global warming was happening, an increase of 10% since a similar poll was conducted in November. The percentage of respondents who said climate change was a reality had fallen from 83% in November to 75%. According to

About The Author

2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ross Gelbspan retired from daily journalism in 1992 after a 31-year career as a reporter and editor at The Philadelphia Bulletin, The Washington Post the Village Voice and The Boston Globe. As special projects editor of the Globe, he conceived, directed and edited a series of articles th

Five-Year Forecast: Faster-Than-Expected Warming

2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

The world faces record-breaking temperatures as the sun's activity increases, leading the planet to heat up significantly faster than scientists had predicted for the next five years. The new studySneaky cyber-thieves have made millions by fraudulently obtaining European greenhouse gas emissions allowances and reselling them. The scam has hampered trading of the credits, which are seen as an important tool in curbing climate change, in several European countries.

Nile Delta Becoming Poisoned by Salt Water Intrusion

2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

The Nile Delta, Egypt’s bread basket since antiquity, is being turned into a salty wasteland by rising seawaters, forcing some farmers off their lands and others to import sand in a desperate bid to turn back the tide. Over the last century, the Mediterranean Sea, which fronts the coast of the Nile Delta, has risen by six

Cyberthieves Steal Millions By Selling Bogus Carbon Credits

2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

Sneaky cyber-thieves have made millions by fraudulently obtaining European greenhouse gas emissions allowances and reselling them. The scam has hampered trading of the credits, which are seen as an important tool in curbing climate change, in several European countries.

South Dakota Ice Storm Leaves Thousands in Without Power, Water

2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

Sioux tribe struggles after ice storm

Ice storm, blizzard hit South Dakota tribe more than week ago

The Associated Press, Feb. 1, 2010

Mongolian Cold Snap Kills 24 People, Up to 2 Million Livesto

2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

1.7 million livestock die in Mongolia freeze

Temps as low as minus 58 F raise fears that toll could reach 4 million

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CO2 Accelerates Tree Growth in eastern U.S.

2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Forests in the eastern United States appear to be growing faster in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a new study has found. The study centered on trees in mixed hardwood stands on the western edge of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland that are representative of much of the those on the Eastern Seaboard. All are growing two to four times as fast as normal, according to a study published in

Southeastern US Hit By Record Snowfall

2010-01-31T00:00:00Z

Storm blankets southern states with snow

As Tennessee digs out, up to a foot of snow comes down in N. Carolina

The Associated Press, Jan. 30, 2010

2009 Was Second Warmest Year on Record

2010-01-31T00:00:00Z

The year 2009 was tied for the second warmest year in the modern record, according to a new analysis of global surface temperature from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Conducted by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, the analysis also shows that in the Southern Hemisphere, 2009 was the warmest year since modern records began in 1880. January 2000 to December 2009

Recent Cooling Attributed to Stratospheric Dry Spell

2010-01-29T00:00:00Z

A new study helps explain why the planet didn't warm up dramatically over the course of the past decade, even though the gases that cause global warming increased dramatically. It turns out that starting in the year 2000, a narrow layer of the stratosphere dried out quite rapidly. And water in the atmosphere traps heat, like glass in a greenhouse. So less stra

SEC Votes for More Climate-Risk Disclosure

2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

A divided U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted to encourage companies to disclose the effects of climate change on their business, bringing a partisan debate over global warming into a new arena. Democrats and Republ

Poll: Public Concern About Warming Fades

2010-01-27T00:00:00Z

A new national survey on public responses to climate change finds that public concern about global warming has dropped sharply since the fall of 2008. The percentage of Americans who think global warming is happening has declined 14 points, to 57 percent. The percentage of Americans who think global warming is caused mostly by human activities has dropped 10 points, to 47 percent.

Mountains Rebound At Record Rate as Glaciers Melt

2010-01-27T00:00:00Z

Mountains along the southernmost swath of South America are growing taller at a record rate, say researchers, who attribute the growth to the accelerating loss of glaciers there. The new GPS-based measurements from Patagonia's southern ice field show that between 2003 and 2006 the mountains grew at a rate of 39 millimeters (1.5 inches) per year.

"Economic Growth Can Not Continue:" Think Tank

2010-01-25T00:00:00Z

Economic growth 'cannot continue'

BBCNews.com, Jan. 25, 2010

Continuing global economic growth "is not possible&

Extreme Weather Events Seen Escalating

2010-01-25T00:00:00Z

Report: Extreme weather on the rise
Weather.com, Feb. 28, 2003

LONDON (AP) The world has experienced unusually extreme weather in recent decad

In Conclusion...

2010-01-25T00:00:00Z

A Succession of Rainstorms Drench Southern California

2010-01-23T00:00:00Z

Lull in storms allows Calif. cleanup

Week of lightning, downpours, tornadoes dissipates; Arizona hit by floods

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2000-2009 Is Hottest Decade on Record

2010-01-20T00:00:00Z

The 2000-2009 decade was the warmest on record, easily surpassing the previous hottest decade — the 1990s — researchers saidin a report providing fresh evidence that the planet may be warming at a potentially disastrous rate. Extreme cold, snow kills 4 in China
100,000 homes flattened or damaged by storms

Storms in Israel, Egypt cause 7 deaths
Floods hit parts of Israel, Egypt;

2000-2009 Proves to be Hottest Decade on Record

2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

The first decade of the twenty-first century was the hottest since recordkeeping began in 1880. With an average global temperature of 14.52 degrees Celsius (58.1 degrees Fahrenheit), this decade was 0.2 degrees Celsius (0.36 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than any previous decade. The year 2005 was the hottest on record, while 2007 and 2009 tied for second hottest. In fact, 9 of the 10 warmest years on record occurred i

Venezuelan Drought Triggers Electricity Rationing

2010-01-13T00:00:00Z

Venezuela starts nationwide energy rationing

Rolling four-hour outages every other day; drought cuts dam's output

The Associated Press, Jan. 12, 2010

Climate Sensitivity Consistent for 420 Million Years

2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

New calculations show that sensitivity of Earth's climate to changes in the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide has been consistent for the last 420 million years -- with each doubling of CO2 generating a temperature increase of 3* C.

Nobel Panel: Six Years to Avoid "Unmanageable Climate Risks"

2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

World carbon emissions must start to decline in only six years if humanity is to stand a chance of preventing dangerous global warming, a group of 20 Nobel prize-winning scientists, economists and writers declared.

Melbourne Temperatures Highest Since 1902

2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

Melbourne sweats through hottest night in 108 years

C02 Levels Indicate Earth May Be Entering a New Pliocene Era

2010-01-10T00:00:00Z

Carbon dioxide concentrations in the early Pliocene, about 5 million years ago, were likely between 365 and 415 ppm. During that period, palm trees grew in Antarctica and alligators swam in the Arctic. We're already well within that range.

Heavy Snow Strands German Motorists, Leaves 80,000 Without Power

2010-01-10T00:00:00Z

Snow strands hundreds overnight on German highway

The Associated Press, Jan. 10, 2010

It may not seem so in many places today, today, but North America and Eurasia's snow cover has shrunk, according to study of more than 40 years of weather satellite-based snow cover maps. The discovery of a sharp decline in late winter and early spring snow cover starting in the 1980s until 1990 was revealed after researchers made overdue adjustments to decades of daily snow cover maps.

Middle East Drought Looses Flood of 'Water Refugees'

2010-01-08T00:00:00Z

The Middle East is facing its worst water crisis in decades. For three summers, the annual rains have failed to come. Farmland has dried up across the region in Iraq, Syria, southeast Turkey and Lebanon. The climate is warming in the Fertile Crescent, the area of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, contributing to the water shortage and helping to create a new phenomenon — water refugees. &

Chill Sends Temperature to - 52* in North Dakota

2010-01-07T00:00:00Z

Frigid weather hits Midwest, -52 wind chill in ND

The Associated Press, Jan. 7, 2010

Heat Is Online

IPCC Understates Case for Man-Made Warming: Study

Extreme Weather Profile: January - June, 2010

Vietnam Struggles with Worst Drought in 100 Years

Vietnam Feels the Heat of a 100-Year Drought

Peabody Ads Call Kansas Governor a Tool of Chavez and Putin

Carbon Lobby Spent $427 Million on Public Policy in First Half of 2008

"Clean Coal" Lobby Spends $45 million to Influence Policy

Fox News Touts New Film Attacking "Inconvenient Truth"

Oil Consultant Briefed Parliament on "Climategate"

SCIENCE

Methane Spike from Arctic Seabed Startles Scientists

Uganda Mudslides Leave Hundreds Dead

Hundreds feared dead in Uganda landslides

300 feared dead; more slides expected as heavy rains continue

Inhofe Calls for Criminal Investigation of Climate Scientists

Violent Winter Storm Kills 51 People in France, Spain and Portugal

Moscow Buried By Record Snowfall

Record snowfall blankets Moscow

15,000 snow-clearing machines fight four days of blizzards

IPCC Solicits Independent Review of Report Process

IPCC Solicits Independent Review of 2007 Report

Massive Antarctic Iceberg Could Alter Ocean Current Patterns

Northeastern US Hit by Second Blizzard in As Many Weeks

Storm rakes East; more than 1 million in the dark

BP, Conoco and Caterpillar Leave USCAP

De Boer Steps Down as Head of UNFCCC

DeBaers Steps Down as Head of UNFCCC

Past constraints on the vulnerability of marine calcifiers to massive carbon dioxide release

Rate of Ocean Acidification Unprecedented in 65 Million Years: Study

The New York Times Provides a Sounding Board for Climate Skeptics

Skeptics: "No Net Warming Since 1998"

Canada's Harper Attacked By Swarm of Skeptics

Rare Hurricane Batters American Samoa

Cyclone Rene slams American Samoa

Residents of U.S. territory are ‘getting clobbered,’ meteorologist says

Many places see white stuff for the first time in a generation or longer

Toward A Real Kyoto Protocol

Carbon Subsidies Exceed $37 Billion A Year

THE CLIMATE CRISIS: INTRODUCING A SOLUTION

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Toward A Real Kyoto Protocol

Time Magazine, Feb. 10, 2010

IPCC Errors Trigger Push for Reform

IPCC Errors Trigger Push for Reform

Black Flies Found at 15,000 feet on Mt. Everest

Test Treespurt

UK Sees Rise in Climate Skepticism

ExxonMobil Launches New Blitz by Climate Skeptics

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ExxonMobil Funds New Blitz by Climate Skeptics

Massive Blizzard Buries Mid-Atlantic States

Snow piles up higher and higher in mid-Atlantic states

Mexican Floods, Landslides Leave 29 Dead

29 dead, homes flooded in central Mexico

Poll: Climate Skepticism On the Rise in U.K.

Poll: Climate Skepticism On the Rise in U.K.

About The Author

Five-Year Forecast: Faster-Than-Expected Warming

Nile Delta Becoming Poisoned by Salt Water Intrusion

Cyberthieves Steal Millions By Selling Bogus Carbon Credits

South Dakota Ice Storm Leaves Thousands in Without Power, Water

Sioux tribe struggles after ice storm

Ice storm, blizzard hit South Dakota tribe more than week ago

Mongolian Cold Snap Kills 24 People, Up to 2 Million Livesto

1.7 million livestock die in Mongolia freeze

Temps as low as minus 58 F raise fears that toll could reach 4 million

CO2 Accelerates Tree Growth in eastern U.S.

Southeastern US Hit By Record Snowfall

Storm blankets southern states with snow

As Tennessee digs out, up to a foot of snow comes down in N. Carolina

2009 Was Second Warmest Year on Record

Recent Cooling Attributed to Stratospheric Dry Spell

SEC Votes for More Climate-Risk Disclosure

Poll: Public Concern About Warming Fades

Mountains Rebound At Record Rate as Glaciers Melt

"Economic Growth Can Not Continue:" Think Tank

Economic growth 'cannot continue'

Extreme Weather Events Seen Escalating

Report: Extreme weather on the rise Weather.com, Feb. 28, 2003

Report: Extreme weather on the rise
Weather.com, Feb. 28, 2003