Mass Extinction On Earth
Sidney Draggan
Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction: Is It Almost Here?
A burst of gamma rays reaching Earth may have caused
an extinction 440 million years ago. Credit: NASA
Polar ice loss quickens, raising seas
Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News
The Greenland ice sheet is losing its mass faster than its southern counterpart
Coal's hidden costs top $345 billion in U.S.: study
02-16-2011
Scott Malone
BOSTON | Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:57am EST
Figures On Global Climate Show 2010 Tied 2005 As The Hottest Year On Record
By JUSTIN GILLIS
New government figures for the global climate show that 2010 was the wettest year in the historical record, and it tied 2005 as the hottest year since record-keeping began in 1880.
Canadian Study Sees Global Warming For Centuries
01-09-2011
REUTERS/Alister Doyle
- Effects of CO2 to be felt for centuries in deep oceans
- Massive Antarctic ice shelf threatened
- Emissions cuts still considered worthwhile
By Jeffrey Jones
The Ocean's Accelerator
Scripps researchers see evidence that melting polar ice could alter climate by slowing ocean circulation...or speeding it up
January/February 2011
By Robert Monroe
ANALYSIS: Asia's Water Scarcity Poses Economic, Political Test
Source: Reuters
By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent
Flushing Energy?
In the United States water and wastewater treatment plants are net users of energy.
Ocean's Color Affects Hurricane Paths
ScienceDaily (Aug. 14, 2010) — A change in the color of ocean waters could have a drastic effect on the prevalence of hurricanes, new research indicates. In a simulation of such a change in one region of the North Pacific, the study finds that hurricane formation decreases by 70 percent.