Fearing roadblock to drilling, Alaska fights to take polar bears off threatened species list
Alaska fights to reverse polar bear listing Jellyfish spread in world’s oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed
Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world China’s plan to raise water level of Three Gorges dam stalled amid drought, landslide concerns
China’s plan for Three Gorges’ water level stalled Hawaii’s beaches are shrinking; scientists say the trend will accelerate with global warmingmore images Brief storm shows potential for mud flows from huge Southern California wildfire burn area
Mud slide scare hits LA suburb near burn area Records show record high temps now twice as likely as record lows
Temperature records: More highs than lows WASHINGTON — Record high temperatures are occurring more than twice as often as record lows. Philippines’ Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt in weeks
Philippines’ Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt Dawson Geophysical reports fiscal 4Q loss, but says overall demand no longer falling
Dawson Geophysical posts fiscal 4Q loss MIDLAND, Texas — Dawson Geophysical Co., which provides seismic data to oil and gas companies, on Tuesday reported a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter, hurt by lower prices and downtime due to foul weather. Dutch town opposes carbon storage project; technology could help reduce greenhouse gases
Carbon storage? Not under my house! BARENDRECHT, Netherlands — The people of this small Dutch town are not against pumping tons of carbon dioxide into the ground to fight global warming. Negotiators scale back expectations of reaching full climate treaty by December deadline
Negotiators scale back UN climate pact ambitions Plan that puts Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing goes into effect Dec. 3
Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing Dec. 3 GOP senators plan boycott of committee votes on climate change, want more economic studies
GOP senators talk of boycotting climate bill Drought alters life for Kenya’s nomads, leading them to settle permanently and wait for aid
Devastating drought alters life for Kenya nomads Military experts say failure to address climate change brings national security risksmore images Senators tussle over cost of climate bill; Obama calls it a path to a ‘new energy future’Kerry: Climate legislation will create jobs despite higher energy prices; action essential
Kerry: US leadership at stake in climate debate AP IMPACT: Global cooling? Statisticians reject claims that climate trend is shiftingION Geophysical shares soar on word of ION-BGP joint venture for land seismic work
ION Geophysical soars on ION-BGP joint venture Scientists: Global warming may hinder timber output in low-level Northwest forests
Study: Warmed NW forests may yield less timber Latvian experts say large crater was hoax, created by people, not meteorite
Latvian experts say meteorite crater was hoax Object resembling meteorite falls in Latvia, leaving large crater; no radiation
Meteorite-like object falls in Latvia RIGA, Latvia — A meteorite-like object crashed into a meadow in northern Latvia, creating a crater 27 feet (9 meters) wide and 9 feet (3 meters) deep, a geologist who visited the site said Monday. Worldwide gatherings mark ‘350′ number on climate change ahead of Copenhagen conference
Global events mark magic number on climate change Strong earthquake causes panic among residents in Indonesia’s Papua province\JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake shook eastern Indonesia’s remote Papua province Friday, sending panicked resident fleeing outdoors and reportedly toppling a building. Belief in global warming is cooling, poll says, as Congress weighs limits on emissionsWASHINGTON — Americans seem to be cooling toward global warming. As Congress weighs limits on global warming gases, survey finds more Americans doubt scienceWASHINGTON — The number of Americans who believe there is solid evidence the Earth is warming because of pollution is at its lowest point in three years, according to a survey released Thursday. Utah lawmakers get differing views on climate change, root causes of warming at hearingSALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers heard competing views on climate change Wednesday: one emphasizing the vast scientific consensus about warming trends and humanity’s influence and another raising doubts about the root causes. China builds earthquake monitoring station at foot of Mount EverestBEIJING — Chinese scientists have begun operating an earthquake monitoring station at the foot of Mount Everest in a bid to learn more about the world’s highest peak, an official said Monday. Rising seas put millions of people, trillions of dollars of assets, at risk in coastal citiesSHANGHAI — This city of 20 million rose from the sea and grew into a modern showcase, with skyscrapers piercing the clouds, atop tidal flats fed by the mighty Yangtze River. Flying NASA lab peers under a melting Antarctica to study collapsing ice sheets, implicationsABOVE ANTARCTICA — Hoping to better understand how a melting Antarctica could swamp the planet, a NASA plane outfitted with lasers and ground-penetrating radar made its first flight over the icy continent on Friday. 20 years after Calif. quake: Bay Bridge unfinished; schools, buildings unsafe, need retrofitsSAN FRANCISCO — When an earthquake collapsed two 50-foot sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during the 1989 World Series, the nightmares of hundreds of thousands of commuters who cross the Depression-era span each day were brought to life. |