climate change

Middle East Lost The Water Equivalent Of The Dead Sea From 2003-2010, NASA Study Shows

As the Earth experiences rising temperatures, a new NASA study utilizing NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites found that the Middle East has lost the water equivalent of the Dead Sea over just seven years. NASA hopes that the study will prompt people to recognize the harmful effects of quickly depleting groundwater.

Increased Melting and Slumping Soil Produce High Amounts of CO2, Tied to Global Warming, Nemo and Hurricane Sandy

Every spring, water from massive amounts of melting snow floods the arctic plains. The water carries with it soil containing high amounts of carbon, which later on is oxidized by bacteria into carbon dioxide, says environmental scientist Rose Cory. This carbon from melting permafrost accounts to nearly 40 percent of all carbon released into the atmosphere from the Arctic.

Historic 'Forward on Climate' Rally Can Impact Latino Community for the Better

In what may be the largest climate change rally in American history, thousands are expected to march on Washington this President's Day to demand that Congress finally clean up its act and the environment.

Wolverines Should Be Listed as Endangered As Populations Decline Due To Climate Change, Government Says

It's not easy for wolverines at the moment. Despite their reputation as being one of the fiercest creatures alive, wolverines are experiencing a steady population decline. It's gotten so bad that Federal Wildlife officials are proposing that the wolverine be made an endangered species.

Energy-Hogging Cities Changing Weather Thousands of Miles Away, Scientists Discover

Heat released from modern day, energy-hungry metropolises is changing the weather thousands of miles away, scientists discovered in a new report, according to LiveScience.com.

Global Warming Equals Earlier Flowering Times, Study Based Off Thoreau And Leopold Says

Elizabeth R. Ellwood from Boston University and her fellow authors tapped into research from the notebooks of Henry David Thoreau and Aldo Leopold to determine that many species of flowers in the United States are blooming earlier due to rising temperatures.

Black Carbon Is The Second Leading Cause Of Global Warming, Says New Study

While climate change is more commonly associated with carbon dioxide, a new study indicates that black carbon is more potent than previously thought - potent enough to be the second leading cause of global warming.

Global Warming: The United States Is Only Going To Get Hotter, Say Scientsts

It looks like the United States is in for a hot future.

2012 Hottest Year on Record in United States By Huge Margin; Superstorm Sandy, Midwest Drought Caused More Than $1 Billion in Damages

The continental United States experienced its hottest year on record in 2012, according to the National Climatic Data Center.

Western Antarctica Thaws As Summer Seasons Heat Up

With the climate change debate reaching a crescendo in recent months, researchers have discovered that Western Antarctica is warming rapidly

Climate Change Skeptic Leaks IPCC Report Online, Blames Sun for Global Warming

A climate-skeptic blogger has leaked an initial draft of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) next Assessment Report,

Doha Climate Change Conference 2012: UN extends Kyoto Protocol Through 2020, But Emissions Will Rise

Delegates to the conference have agreed on a tenuous extension to the embattled Kyoto Protocol, the 15-year-old international greenhouse gas emissions treaty.

Developing Nations Scramble For Aid As Carbon Emissions Regulations Are Deferred Until 2015

The Doha climate talks in Qatar have hit several substantial roadblocks, as poor and developing countries clash with flourishing states in a scramble for disaster relief funds and strict carbon emissions regulations.

New Global Warming Study Maps Out Ice Loss More Succintly

Studies on the rate of ice loss have often differed in their results, but now researchers have created a new set of data using multiple methods to give scientists more accurate and easy-to-read information on our planet's global warming.

Global Sea Levels Rising 60% Faster Than Expected, Says A Recent Study

As the East Coast of the United States reels from hurricane Sandy, climatologists warn that it was merely an omen of things to come.

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