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Mar 07, 2013 09:55 AM EST

Polar Bears Dwindling Numbers Not Enough to Ban Trade of Bear Body Parts

A proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear body parts and fur was defeated on Thursday at an international conference on wildlife trade.

Mar 04, 2013 11:55 PM EST

Ships to Cruise Over North-Pole And Arctic Ocean by 2050

Thanks to accelerating global warming, commercial shipping could become much cheaper by having ships cruise right over the north pole, which is the fastest route to transport goods between Asia and Europe, the two largest economic blocks in the world.

Mar 01, 2013 08:38 AM EST

Past Antarctic Warming Linked to Greenhouse Gas: Carbon Dioxide has Future Implications

Antarctic warming in the past may have been caused by greenhouse gases, according to a new study.

Feb 26, 2013 09:52 AM EST

Who Cares About Climate Change? International Survey Reveals U.S. Doesn't

A newly released international study shows that climate change is not a priority in the United States or anywhere else around the world.

Feb 26, 2013 08:07 AM EST

Global Warming and Airflow Changes Linked to Extreme Weather

Global warming could be linked to more extreme weather events, according to new research.

Feb 14, 2013 01:01 PM EST

Climate Change Creates Massive Financial Risks for Government: GAO

Climate change may create massive financial risks for the federal government, according to a new report.

Feb 12, 2013 09:31 AM EST

Arctic Soil Releases Dangerous Levels of CO2, Speeding Global Warming

Global warming has caused scientists to worry as permafrost melts, releasing a vast amount of CO2 into the atmosphere and further perpetuating the problem.

Jan 24, 2013 10:15 AM EST

Australia Experiences Most Extreme Heatwave of a Century

The highest average temperature ever recorded is just the most glaring datapoint of the record-breaking heatwave currently experienced in Australia. January 2013 brought extreme heat not just for days but for weeks in a row, with each of the first eight days of 2013 among the 20 hottest days in a wh...

Jan 18, 2013 01:55 PM EST

Ozone Air Pollution, Greenhouse Effects Show Regional Variability in Study

A new study about Ozone, coupled with satellite images, gives insights about the effects and how to best address the gas which is both is both a major air pollutant with known adverse health effects and a greenhouse gas that traps heat from escaping Earth's atmosphere.

Dec 24, 2012 05:52 PM EST

West Antarctica icesheet warming at an alarming rate study shows

Dangerous climate-change induced melting of Antartica's ice is happening even faster than previously thought by scientists, as a new study published in Nature Geoscience has found.

Oct 28, 2012 02:19 PM EDT

Global Warming May Release Tons of Carbon Stored in Arctic Permafrost

Global warming may trigger the release of nitrogen and carbon stored in Arctic permafrost over the next century, reveals a new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey.