Cost Of Natural Disasters $109 Billion In 2010 -- U.N.
A family displaced by flooding wades as they return to their village of Bello Patan, in Pakistan's Sindh province, on September 21,
For Many Species, No Escape As Temperature Rises
Ed Ou/The New York TimesThe long-tailed widow bird was once far more common but is now a threatened species.
UN: 1.6 Billion People Still Have No Access To Electricity
New York - The United Nations called Monday for a clean energy revolution that would provide electricity to the world population, including the 1.6 billion people who currently have no access to it.
Conservation Group Sues To Stop California Solar Plant
Author: Nichola Groom
A U.S. conversation group has sued the federal government over its approval of a major solar power plant in the California desert, the latest in a string of challenges to the nation's renewable energy goals from the environmental community.
Glacier Melt In Peru Becomes More Than A Climate Issue
By Heather Somerville
King Coal In China
Special Report: King Coal
Figures On Global Climate Show 2010 Tied 2005 As The Hottest Year On Record
By JUSTIN GILLIS
New government figures for the global climate show that 2010 was the wettest year in the historical record, and it tied 2005 as the hottest year since record
2010 Clean Energy Investment Hits A New Record
By RenewableEnergyWorld.com Editors | January 11, 2011 |
Canadian Study Sees Global Warming For Centuries
A seal swims by icebergs off the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera base on January 23, 2009.
REUTERS/Alister Doyle
The Ocean's Accelerator
Scripps researchers see evidence that melting polar ice could alter climate by slowing ocean circulation...or speeding it up
January/February 2011
By Robert Monroe