Mesa, Ariz., is 1,000th city to sign Conference of Mayors' climate change agreementOctober 2nd, 2009 Mesa, Ariz., is 1,000th signer for climate changeSEATTLE — Mesa, Ariz., is the 1,000th city to sign the U.S. Conference of Mayors' climate change agreement.
Global warming could cool North America within a few decadesSeptember 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has determined that global warming could actually chill down North America within a few decades. According to a report in National Geographic News, the study, led by Tim Daley of Swansea University in the UK, looked into a sudden cooling event that gripped the North American region about 8,300 years ago.
Four giant stone-age axes found in African lake basinSeptember 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of archaeologists has found four giant stone hand axes from the dry basin of Lake Makgadikgadi in the Kalahari Desert in Africa, dating back to the Stone Age, which suggests that the region was once much drier and wetter than it is today. The discovery of the axes is part of the finding of thousands of stone tools on the lake bed, which sheds new light on how humans in Africa adapted to several substantial climate change events during the period that coincided with the last Ice Age in Europe.
The Arctic was an enclosed freshwater lake until about 38 million years agoJuly 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An analysis by scientists has suggested that the Arctic was an enclosed freshwater lake until about 38 million years ago, when tectonic activity caused it to undergo a transition to an ocean. Recent studies have suggested that beginning about 44 million years ago the Arctic underwent a transition from lake to ocean conditions.
Scientists see dramatic increase in amount of fresh water in Arctic OceanJuly 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by scientists has shown a dramatic increase in the amount of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean. Fresh water flowing into or out of the Arctic Ocean plays an important role in ocean circulation and may be a factor in the response of the world ocean to climate change.
Obama, Brown speak by phone, discuss climate change and economic recoveryJune 27th, 2009 Obama, Brown speak on climate change, economyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday spoke with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss climate change and the global economic recovery. Obama spoke with his counterpart by telephone as part of their ongoing consultations.
Now, effects of changing climate on sheep can be mathematically predictedMay 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, it has been proven that the effects of a changing climate on a population of bighorn sheep can be mathematically predicted. Researchers from Germany, the US, and Mexico studied a population of bighorn sheep introduced to Tiburon island, Mexico, in 1975.
Groundbreaking proposals unveiled for inclusion of climate change data in annual reportsMay 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has announced groundbreaking proposals to assist directors in the inclusion of climate change-related information in companies' annual reports. The pioneering proposals, unveiled at the World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, take the form of a global framework that clarifies precisely which climate change data should be reported by corporations and provides management with a set of guidelines designed to streamline disclosure procedures.
Poorest countries unprepared for health impacts of climate changeMay 17th, 2009 LONDON - The world's poorest nations are unprepared for the strain climate change will put on their public health systems, according to studies by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and its partners. The findings came ahead of a major summit of health ministers from Commonwealth nations in Geneva that began Sunday.
Climate change threatens Siberian lake's ecological balanceMay 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - An analysis by a joint US-Russian team has determined that Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest and most biologically diverse lake, faces the prospect of severe ecological disruption as a result of climate change. The analysis was done by Marianne V.
Taliban threaten media of dire consequences over 'unfair reports'April 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Taliban have threatened the media of dire consequences if any statement or report is published against them, the Online news agency reported. Posters have been put on display before the offices of news channels and newspapers on behalf of a Taliban commander, wherein it is alleged that the media has published negative reports about Taliban.
Overpopulation is world's No.1 environmental issueApril 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The faculty of a US university has determined that an overpopulated planet is the biggest problem that we face today, followed by climate change and a need for renewable energy resources. According to a survey of the faculty at the SUNY (State University of New York) College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), overpopulation is the world's top environmental issue, followed closely by climate change and the need to develop renewable energy resources to replace fossil fuels.
Climate change may cause Australia's potential weeds to move south by 1000 kmsApril 16th, 2009 CANBERRA - A report by scientists at CSIRO's Climate Adaptation Flagship has predicted that climate change will cause some of Australia's potential weeds to move south by up to 1000 kilometers. Weeds cost Australia more than 4 billion dollars a year either in control or lost production and cause serious damage to the environment.
Climate change replaces hunting as biggest threat to polar bearsMarch 20th, 2009 OSLO - Climate change poses the main threat to the world's polar bear population, the world's five biggest polar bear nations have said. Norway, Denmark/Greenland, Russia, the US and Canada all agreed in 1973 to sign an agreement protecting polar bears and their habitat.
Clinton names US climate change envoyJanuary 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a new climate change envoy Monday as part of a bolstered US presence on the international stage to address global warming. Todd Stern will become the country's chief climate negotiator with the international community, which is hoping to agree to a new climate treaty by the end of this year.
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