Climate Change is Transforming Life on Earth

" Scientists widely accept that greenhouse gases are changing the climate, and in Kansas they are already seeing some of the effects of higher temperatures and less water. The shrinking water supply will make...

Arctic Meltdown Near Its "Tipping Point" Warns WWF

"MONTREAL (AFP) — Arctic sea ice is melting "significantly faster" than predicted and is approaching a point of no return, conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned in a new study.The volumes of...

Waiting for the 'Tsunami From The Sky'

"Rising temperatures have resulted in dangerously high water levels in a lake above a valley in central Bhutan. No one knows how long it can hold."

Warning of Big Sea Level Rise: Scientists

"Sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half metres by the end of this century, according to a new scientific analysis.This is substantially more than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...

Melting mountains a "time bomb" for water shortages

"Glaciers and mountain snow are melting earlier in the year than usual, meaning the water has already gone when millions of people need it during the summer when rainfall is lower, scientists warned on Monday."

30ft waves lash North Yorkshire coast, snowstorm hits Germany

"Seaside visitors diced with death as 30ft waves battered the North Yorkshire coast during a weekend of blizzards and snowstorms. ""Driving snow pounded southern Germany and parts of the United Kingdom on Monday,...

Giant Waves Battering British Isles

"Some of the Highest Waves in Recent History reached a staggering 72 knots at Redcar Friday, blasting over the sea wall and across the Esplanade. Many visitors to the town were drenched in the unseasonal waves...

Australian Heatwave a Once in 3,000 Year Occurrence

" Adelaide's 15-day heatwave was A ONCE IN 3,000 YEAR OCCURRENCE, an atmospheric scientist says. "The odds are about the same as tossing 12 coins and getting all heads or all tails." "This heat wave is close to...

British men opt for 50-inch plasma over sex

Hey, Come on, were talking a 50" plasma TV here.Unless your wife or girlfriend is a Supermodel, why wouldn't a man go for the 50 incher?  Pleasure comes in many forms Sex is just one of them. As Al Bundy...

Images of the Solar Eclipse

"SOLAR ECLIPSE: This morning, the Moon passed in front of the sun, off-center, producing a partial solar eclipse visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and parts of Australia"

Mystery Booms: Shaky ground in the east end

"East end residents were shaken awake Sunday morning by what some are describing as a big boom or explosion.  It happened around 7 o'clock.  Residents described it like a car slamming into their house,...

New Years Comet Will Brighten the Night Sky

"The Flyby of Comet 8P/Tuttle Two nights before closest approach, on Dec. 30th and 31st, something extraordinary will happen: Comet 8P/Tuttle has a beautiful close encounter with spiral galaxy M33. The comet and...

Best meteor shower of 2007 peaks Dec. 13

I smell a glorious date opportunity here. "You want to come to my place and watch the stars go by?" "What could be the best meteor display of the year will reach its peak on the night of Dec.13-14. Here is...

Comet Holmes Still Visible

"2007-12-07: I saw Comet Holmes again the night before last, one of the few clear nights during this cloudy late autumn near Erie’s southern shore. Being far enough from city lights to see the milk of the Milky...

Video: Ocean swallows Brazilian town

"The Brazilian town of Atafona, is being swallowed by the ocean as rising temperatures speed up erosion.  Researchers say a total of 183 buildings have been destroyed and the Marine lighthouse moved twice in...