Published on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 by The Guardian/UK Bush Has 16 Days To Decide Whether Polar Bears Are Endangered by Elana Schor The Bush administration has 16 days to decide whether polar bears are now an endangered species because of climate change, a California judge ruled today. The US… Continue reading
Published on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 by The Independent/UK Climate Change Could Force 1 Billion From Their Homes by 2050 by Nigel Morris As many as one billion people could lose their homes by 2050 because of the devastating impact of global warming, scientists and political leaders will be warned… Continue reading
Next decade ‘may see no warming’ By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website La Nina conditions have brought unseasonably cold weather to Europe The Earth’s temperature may stay roughly the same for a decade, as natural climate cycles enter a cooling phase, scientists have predicted. A new computer… Continue reading
World’s largest lake warming rapidly: scientists Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:46pm EDT By Timothy Gardner NEW YORK (Reuters) – Siberia’s Lake Baikal has warmed faster than global air temperatures over the past 60 years, which could put animals unique to the world’s largest lake in jeopardy, U.S. and Russian scientists… Continue reading