The first decade of the new millennium is barely finished and scientists are already reporting 2000-2010 as the warmest 10-year period on record with 2010 ranking among the three warmest years since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850. But it is difficult for non-experts to trust such claims, especially when we look back to the great snowstorms that hampered much of the northern hemisphere last December.
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Global warming - its causes and effects, including glacier melting, theories, proposals, initiatives and latest happenings |
Milder winters and extreme cold, all because of global warmingThe first decade of the new millennium is barely finished and scientists are already reporting 2000-2010 as the warmest 10-year period on record with 2010 ranking among the three warmest years since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850. But it is difficult for non-experts to trust such claims, especially when we look back to the great snowstorms that hampered much of the northern hemisphere last December.
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More fires forecast for Israel
Don't blame it on the volcano
Changing Climate Brings Irreversible Devastation Beneath the Seas
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A new NASA computer modeling effort has found that additional growth of plants and trees in a world with doubled atmospheric carbon dioxide levels would create a new negative feedback – a cooling effect – in the Earth's climate system that could work to reduce future global warming.
The forest fire disaster of December 2010 is a typical example of climate change effects in the Mediterranean and just a taste of what is to come. Climate forecasts for the region predict an advance of the desert about 300 kilometers to the north.
One of the biggest news stories in 2010 was caused by an unpronounceable Icelandic volcano that disrupted flights across Europe in mid-April. Many blamed the eruption for ruining the summer weather last year... but did Eyjafjallajokull's eruption do the environment more good than harm?
Even as warming seas trigger unprecedented species decline, policymakers avoid climate-change action.BIODIVERSITY
Threats, initiatives and theories concerning the world's variety of plant and animal species and ecosystems
CLIMATE CHANGE
Global warming - its causes and effects, including glacier melting, theories, proposals, initiatives and latest happenings
ENERGY & RENEWABLES
Fossil fuels, renewable forms of energy, energy consumption, innovation in the field, threats and opportunities
INNOVATION
Innovative ideas, products, research and projects that promote sustainability or overcome environmental problems
INTERVIEWS
Individuals who are actively engaged in environmental issues, projects, business and science, give their side of the story
LIFESTYLE
Services and products on or about to appear on the market that are produced in a sustainable manner to enhance a "green" lifestyle
MOBILITY
Automobile, maritime and aerospace industries, innovation and trends in the field, research and development
PEOPLE
Find out more about contemporary and historical personalities who have made a difference to environmental thinking
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
What has and is being done in our community for our community towards the goal of a sustainable society
SUSTAINABILITY
How to harmonize the impact of development taking into consideration the limits of nature to provide resources to supply the increasing demand led by consumption patterns
WATER
Quality, problems, scarcity, distribution, conservation and health issues related to the management of this vital natural resource
