Archive for ‘global warming’
Collier Glacier is shrinking
October 24th, 2007
Between the North Sister and Middle Sister in Oregon’s Cascade Range, Collier Glacier has advanced and receded for hundreds of thousands of years. But like many glaciers, it is headed in one direction these days: backward.
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U.S. sees world on track for 2009 UN climate deal
October 24th, 2007
the world seems on track to launch negotiations on a new treaty to fight climate change this year with an end-2009 deadline for a deal, the United States said on Wednesday. “I would say consensus…emerged around 2009″ as a deadline, Paula Dobriansky, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, told Reuters from a meeting of 40 …
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Caribbean urged to face warming risks
October 23rd, 2007
The Caribbean tourism industry, the lifeblood for many island economies, needs to brace itself for stronger hurricanes, more frequent droughts and rising sea levels resulting from global warming, scientists said Monday. The Caribbean, where more than half the population lives within a mile of the coast, faces some of the greatest risks from climate change, according to the expert …
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Eiffel Tower switches lights off
October 23rd, 2007
As part of the operation “Five minutes respite for the Planet” the lights of the Eiffel Tower in Paris were switched off at 19h55 (1755 GMT) to draw attention to energy consumption and its impact on global warming.
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Carbon dioxide levels up faster than thought-study
October 22nd, 2007
Humans are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at an increasingly quicker pace while natural reservoirs such as oceans and trees are soaking up less and less of the greenhouse gas, researchers said on Monday. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have grown 35 percent faster than expected since 2000 due to increased greenhouse gas emissions in rapidly developing …
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Exclusive: 2007-2008 Winter Season
October 18th, 2007
An In-Depth Look at Pending Winter Season in United States
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SF Landmarks Go Dark Sat. To Urge Saving Energy
October 16th, 2007
(San Francisco) In an effort to promote energy efficiency and to fight global warming, several San Francisco landmarks will go dark for an hour Saturday night.
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Hillary: How Her White House Might Look
October 15th, 2007
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton sat down for an interview with TV One and discussed how she would handle Iraq, global warming and the role her husband would play inside her administration if she was elected.
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Climate change may make Arctic energy resources easier to reach.
October 9th, 2007
Access to oil may be easier, but drilling through melting ice proves to be a challenge.
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Kenya’s parched lands
August 16th, 2007
The World Water Week conference is taking place in Stockholm this week. The event has drawn some 2,500 experts from around the world to discuss issues such as global warming and the diversion of water for biofuels. Drought and water management are major environmental issue for countries around the…
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