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Glaciers: The Biggest Losers

Posted by Tim Wall 4 HOURS AGO | 0

The total amount of ice lost to Earth's oceans from 2003 to 2010 would cover the entire United States in about 1 and one-half feet of water. Read more

Super Bowl Tackles Climate Change

Posted by Tim Wall Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:30 PM ET | 0

At the slick new Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis even the lights shining on the New York Giants and New England Patriots will be accounted for by renewable energy certificates. Read more

Climate Scientists Occupy Wall Street Journal

Posted by Tim Wall Wed Feb 1, 2012 04:36 PM ET | 0

Climate scientists are protesting the Wall Street Journal's publication of a letter from climate skeptics with mostly non-climate backgrounds. Read more

Climate Scientists Occupy Wall Street Journal

Controversy Over EU Airport Carbon Credits

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:14 PM ET | 0

As of today, airplanes using European airports must use credits to account for some of their greenhouse gas emissions. Read more

Controversy Over EU Airport Carbon Credits

Trumpeter Swans Flourish in Warming Alaska

Posted by Tim Wall Thu Jan 19, 2012 03:35 AM ET | 0

North America's largest wild fowl, trumpeter swans are gaining ground in Alaska as the climate warms. Read more

Trumpeter Swans Flourish in Warming Alaska

Birds Flying Faster Due to Climate Change

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:29 AM ET | 0

Wind speeds over the Southern Ocean have been increasing --and pushing birds in the area to faster speeds. Read more

This Winter's Weirdly Warm Weather Explained

Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:20 AM ET | 0

What's behind this "Marchuary" weather? Experts offer a few explanations (and global warming isn't one of them). Read more

First Hybrid Shark Found

Posted Tue Jan 3, 2012 08:35 AM ET | 0

The first-ever observed hybrid may be a sign the predators are adapting to climate change. Read more

Ice Skaters Move Like Avalanches

Posted by Tim Wall Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:34 AM ET | 0

The slippery physics of ice are lubricating avalanche falls. Read more

Electricity Sparks New Life Into Indonesia's Corals

Posted Mon Dec 26, 2011 09:06 AM ET | 0

A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Read more

Big Question For 2012: Is the Polar Bear Doomed?

Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:28 AM ET | 0

While the 'ice bears' will face some difficulties, the year 2112 may mark the final days for the animals. But, there is some reason to hope. Read more

Big Question For 2012: Is the Polar Bear Doomed?

Religious Americans See Green As Good

Posted by Tim Wall Thu Dec 8, 2011 05:56 PM ET | 0

Religious Americans find moral imperatives to support environmental laws but are less inclined to relate those laws to the need for action on climate change. Read more

Polar Bears and Cannibalism Revisited

Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Thu Dec 8, 2011 05:51 PM ET | 0

As we mentioned two years ago, polar bears eating polar bears is very rare. But another sighting has people wondering if we will see even more. Read more

Bleeding Glaciers May Fight Warming

Posted by Sarah Simpson Thu Dec 8, 2011 10:30 AM ET | 0

Glacial melt water could help combat global warming, depending on how much and the type of iron it contains and how much of the iron actually gets to parts of the ocean where the nutrient is scarce. Read more