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Warning over climate 'time bomb' (BBC News) Moorland and hill soil contain massive amounts of carbon Scotland is sitting on a global warming time bomb according to a former government adviser on the environment. The Next Atomic Age (Popular Mechanics) Leaning over the rail of the metal catwalk, I peer down through 16 ft. of crystal-clear water at the cool, blue glow coming from the shapes at the bottom: partially spent uranium fuel rods. "Blue," says Joel Duling, my guide to America's most sophisticated nuclear test reactor, "not green like on The Simpsons." Global Warming Could Spread Extreme Drought (Environment News Service) Drought could double by century's end because of global warming, threatening the survival of millions of people around the world, according to new research by British climate scientists. Pennsylvania's ecosystem faces threats (Clarion News) In Pennsylvania , we have a varied array of forest ecosystems. A variety of efforts are afoot to conserve, protect and expand this unique assortment. Head of World Economic Forum: Climate Change is 'Daunting' (ChristianToday) Critical climate change issues continue to attract public attention as one of the most important financial leaders in the world has expressed his fears over the "daunting" challenge.

Global warming is here, and the time to fight it is now (The Free Lance-Star) Research on an ice core dating back 800,000 years has shown that the normal carbon dioxide (CO2 ) levels ranged between 180-280 ppm. Today, we are at 380 ppm and increasing at more than 60-fold the normal maximum rate found over this same time period. Most Alaskans say global warming is happening now (SitNews) Four of every five Alaskans believe the Earth is getting warmer, a new poll suggests, and most of them think global climate change is transforming the landscape as the summer Arctic ice pack shrinks, forests burn and fall storms batter coastal villages. Global warming study predicts strain on Northeast power grid ... (WXXA) Global warming could strain the Northeast's power grid, farms, forests and marine fisheries by the next century unless carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by 3 percent each year, according to a report released Wednesday. Scientists Issue Dire Global Warming Warning (Sci-Tech Today) "This report is yet another wake-up call we cannot ignore," said Doug Inkley, senior science adviser at the National Wildlife Federation. The global warming report targeted the Northeast because it is the world's seventh-largest source of emissions, behind the U.S. as a whole and five other nations, and because the region's leaders have taken steps to reduce emissions and could spur efforts elsewhere. Click here for yesterday's news Click for this page's permanent location

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