Sea ice volume in the bay will decrease 31% by the 2040s, new research shows, with implications for species survival and new oil industry exploration
Rapidly thinning sea ice on Canada's Hudson Bay will trigger a fast rate of species loss and open...
May 13, 2011
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Excitement about the commercial potential of the Arctic has escalated as ice has retreated, making access to oil easier at a time when prices have rocketed
The U.S. government has signaled a new determination to assert its role in Arctic oil and gas...
May 12, 2011
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Since the 1970s, U.S. wildfires have been on the rise, in part due to climate change.
The year 2006...
May 8, 2011
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New international research shows that sea levels could rise by 5 feet by 2100 from warming — a prediction that is above most past scientific estimates
OSLO, Norway—Quickening climate change in the Arctic including a thaw of Greenland's ice could...
May 3, 2011
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Study demonstrates clear connection between warming and rising extinction rates of the American pika for the first time, with implications for many species
Scientists have long understood that climate change has an effect on the numbers and distribution...
Apr 28, 2011
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Last summer, a heat wave forced a TVA nuclear plant to run at 50% capacity for eight weeks, costing ratepayers $50 million, an investigation finds
On July 8, 2010, as the temperature in downtown Decatur, Alabama, climbed to a sweltering 98...
Apr 14, 2011
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Increasing numbers of eco-conscious travelers are forcing some tourist operators and resort owners to mitigate and adapt to the risks of climate change
Increased tourism is threatening to exacerbate coastline erosion and loss of wetlands in poorer...
Apr 12, 2011
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New Jersey’s potential withdrawal from the 10-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would deal a major blow to the cap-and-trade scheme
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is re-evaluating the state's participation in a regional carbon...
Apr 11, 2011
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The Alliance for Climate Education's climate science programs have reached nearly 750,000 students...
Apr 11, 2011
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The Alliance for Climate Education, founded in 2009 with an an advisory panel of IPCC scientists, has already reached 750,000 students nationwide
Climate change has become a household term in America, but that doesn't mean most people grasp the...
Apr 11, 2011
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