Scenario To Cap World Emissions By 2020 Is Fading Fast, Warns IEA Economist
From his perch as chief economist for the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol is virtually shouting his global warming predictions from the Paris rooftops.
For Many Species, No Escape As Temperature Rises
Ed Ou/The New York Times
Glacier Melt In Peru Becomes More Than A Climate Issue
By Heather Somerville
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
Future At Risk On A Hotter Planet
Lester R. Brown
Review Of Four Decades Of Scientific Literature Concludes Lower Atmosphere Is Warming
Regions of the atmosphere.
(Credit: NOAA)
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.
Massive Ice Island Breaks Off Greenland
August 13, 2010 5:14 a.m. EDT