Cold weather hits Thailand; fish die, monkeys suffer

An unusual cold snap has hit northeastern Thailand, killing fish, and causing the monkey population to suffer as they are not used to such cold weather conditions. Plants have died prematurely due to the cold as in some areas the temperature has dropped to only seven degrees...

Cold snap in Europe claims 13 more lives

Cold weather in Europe has claimed up to 13 more lives as the icy winter weather hit the continent, closing schools, roads, airports, and forcing people to go yet another day without heat and power. The gas cuts in...

2009 will be one of the warmest years on record

British climate scientists have predicted that 2009 will be one of the top five warmest on record, as the average temperature is expected to be more than 0.4 degrees celsius above the average. This is despite the...

New low-tech theory on space travel

"A spacecraft made of folded paper may sound far-fetched, but Japanese scientists believe it could be possible for a paper plane launched from space to reach Earth intact. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have tested small, origami planes made of special paper for 30...

Many extreme natural phenomena happens in 2007, WWF

""Concrete measures related with climate change need to be taken to deal with these phenomena," WWF`s international`s Program Director for Climate Change Han Verolme said here Monday.Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Mountain hotel a real ice-breaker

Canadian-born Mr Adolph has built about 40 igloos in Alberta, where he has a guiding business, but this is his first on New Zealand  North Island's highest mountain. "COLD COMFORT: New Zealand's coolest hotel...

Bright sun, warm Earth. Coincidence?

"Bright sun, warm Earth. Coincidence?Lorne Gunter, National PostPublished: Monday, March 12, 2007Mars's ice caps are melting, and Jupiter is developing a second giant red spot, an enormous hurricane-like storm.The...

Canada and Russia: Global warming winners?

A report set to be released by the UN reports that global warming may pose a short-term benefit for people living in the northern hemisphere, like Canada and Russia. Our crops and tourism might improve for a brief...

2007 set to be world's warmest year - Met Office

"2007 set to be world's warmest year - Met Office LONDON (Reuters) - This year is set to be the hottest on record worldwide due to global warming and the El Nino weather phenomenon, the Meteorological Office said on Thursday. The Met Office said the combination of factors...

Global warming may destroy Amazon rainforest

Global warming could wipe out the Amazon rainforest in less than a century say Brazilian researchers:"Jose Antonio Marengo, a meteorologist with Brazil's National Space Research Institute, said that global warming, if left unchecked, will reduce rainfall and raise...

132 deaths linked to California heat

"The death toll from California's record-breaking heat wave has reached 132 on the first day in nearly two weeks that temperatures were expected to stay below 38 degrees celsius across most of the US state. The big jump in the death count came primarily from Los Angeles...

Animations Show Global Warming's Potential Effects on Coastal Cities

Animations show the anticipated flooding in major U.S. cities as global warming raises sea levels. There will be stronger hurricanes. Even relatively weak storms will be able to do great damage.

Climate Model Predicts Greater Melting, Submerged Cities

Submerged cities. Assuming the sea rises far enough, it must happen. Only a floating city could avoid being submerged.

Warnings rise over rising seas

The ice will melt. The sea will rise. Coastal cities will have only TWO choices - Build a dam against the rising sea or relocate the city inland. It will be impossible for a future President to ignore the coast of the USA.

global warming causing stronger hurricanes

Warmer sea surface temperature has the most significant influence on greater hurricane intensity.

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