GLOBAL greenhouse-gas emissions will almost double by 2020, a rate much faster than previously predicted, according to a paper
WASHINGTON - Mercury contamination in rivers can spread to nearby birds, even ones that don't eat fish or other
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Before humans began burning fossil fuels, there was an eons-long balance between carbon dioxide emissions and
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Radical proposals to inject sulfur particles into the Earth's stratosphere to cool it down and battle
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - U.S. company Amyris Biotechnologies and Brazilian sugar and ethanol group Crystalsev have formed a joint
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Visitors to Alaska often marvel at the crisp, clear air. But the truth is, the skies
PARIS (AFP) - A world without fresh water would be a world bereft of humans, and yet one in
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - If any country can claim to be pitched on the global warming front line, it may
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Scientists predicted Thursday that climate change in coming decades will cause more flooding in the Northern
PARIS (AFP) - A top British climate change official backed an embattled European Union scheme Friday to tax industrial