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An analysis by a top government scientist says the extreme heat and drought seen in the U.S., Europe and other regions in recent years must be global warming. Specifically the study by NASA scientist James Hansen blames climate change for last year's drought in Texas and Oklahoma, the 2010 heat wave in Russia and the 2003 European heat wave that led to tens of thousands of deaths.Hansen told The Associated Press in an interview that the world is now experiencing scientific fact.Hansen's research is respected by other climate scientists. But he is also an activist who has pushed for curbing greenhouse gases. Some experts don't expect the new study to change any minds. Hansen's work was published online Saturday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science....
A heat wave is not proof of global warming, but it does seem to help convince people that global warming is real, survey data indicates.On the flip side, surveys sho...
France claims that the recent European heat wave ( search ) was responsible for the deaths of 3,000 of its countrymen. But for most of the summer, it has been much ...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's heat wave, drought and wildfires — which have killed dozens of people and destroyed millions of acres (hectares) of wheat — are another indica...
From the methane-laden tundra of the far north to the depths of the oceans, world governments need to spend more on cutting-edge research to "get a handle" on how mu...
Frustrated at past failures, climate negotiators began a critical two-week conference Monday with a call from Mexico's president to think beyond their nations' borde...
Public Citizen Energy Program Director Tyson Slocum on the need to transition to cleaner sources of energy.
Summer camp provides refreshing outlet
Up and down the icy spine of South America, the glaciers are melting, the white mantle of the Andes Mountains washing away at an ever faster rate."Look. You can see....
The majority of Americans think global warming is not only affecting weather but is also worsening extreme weather events, including record-high summer temperatures ...
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just issued the final installment of its year-long scare-the-pants-off-the public assessment of ...
Get the butterfly net before you read this column. You won’t want to waste any time afterward.“I have no hesitation in describing global warming ( search ) as a wea...
Severe droughts in Texas and the Great Plains. Hurricane Irene sweeping the Eastern Seaboard. Tornadoes in the Midwest, and floods in Mississippi. Record-breaking te...
It's no surprise to those who follow climate science that temperature patterns have shifted as the world has warmed up. But in a new study, outspoken climate scienti...
Heat-related deaths in New York City's borough of Manhattan may rise about 20 percent over the next decade, according to a new study.Researchers at Columbia Universi...
Is that really the reason?
Extreme rainstorms and snowfalls have grown substantially stronger, two studies suggest, with scientists for the first time finding the telltale fingerprints of man-...
Manhattan Institute senior fellow Robert Bryce on the recent heat wave and climate change.
Global warming may be melting glaciers and forcing polar bears onto land, but doctors warn it could also affect your heart."If it really is a few degrees warmer in t...
The Earth won't have to warm up as much as had been thought to cause serious consequences of global warming , including more extreme weather and increasing threats t...