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Asia dims the lights for Earth Hour

Lights went out at Sydney’s Opera House and Harbour Bridge on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event in which landmarks and homes go dark for an hour to highlight the threat from climate change.In Asia, lights at landmarks … Continue reading →

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Sea-level Rise Poses Flood Risk to California

Climate change is expected to leave much of the state’s fabled shoreline awash in excess seawater before too long. Nearly 500,000 people and $100 billion worth of property in coastal California are at risk of severe flooding from rising sea … Continue reading →

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Alp-sized Peaks Found in Antarctic

Jagged mountains the size of the Alps have been found entombed in Antarctica’s ice, giving new clues about the vast ice sheet that will raise world sea levels if even a fraction of it melts. Using radar and gravity sensors, … Continue reading →

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Global Warming May Be Fueling Australia’s Fires

Although the wildfires caught so many victims by surprise last weekend, there has been no shortage of distant early-warning signs. The 11th chapter of the second working group of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for example, warned that … Continue reading →

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