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USGS Confirms Himalayan Glaciers Are Melting & Climate Change is to Blame

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Small debris-free plateau glacier with glacier lakes at Gangrinchemzoe Pass at 5,200 m, south of the main Himalayan divide, Bhutan.

Vintage Year for Archaeology Follows Hot, Dry Weather

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Image credit: National Heritage

Unless the very worst predictions come true (which is perfectly possible), then it is fair to assume there will be winners and losers from climate change.

IPCC Did Good Work But Needs Fundamental Reforms, Review Concludes

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image: IPCC

Though the Nobel Peace Prize-winning IPCC has done good work in its past assessments of climate change science, an independent review of the way the organization operates says "fundamental reforms" are needed-- among those are shorter terms for the organization's chai

Northwest And Northeast Passages Are Open

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Arctic sea ice extent image for August 24, 2010, as compiled by The University of Illinois Cryosphere

For the fourth year in a row, and for the fourth time in recorded history, the Northwest passage is completely open. For only the third time, both the Northwest and Northeast passage (north of Russia) are open.

IPCC Chairman Cleared of Any Financial Misconduct, Again

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photo: Lingaraj GJ via flickr

Back in March, Dr Rajendra Pachauri was cleared of alleged financial misconduct related to his work as chair of the IPCC.

If We Can Attribute Natural Disasters to Climate Change, Who Could Victims Sue for Damages?

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photo: Samenwerkende Hulpoganisaties via flickr

Though it's de rigueur to say that any single weather event can't be directly linked to climate change, and it's true, what if we could determine how much of say massive flooding or a 1000-year heat wave were caused by human-caused warming?

Geoengineering Unable to Fully Stop 21st Century Sea Level Rise: Report

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Simulating a colossal volcanic eruption every 18 months would just delay sea level rise. Space Shuttle (Mission STS 43) photograph of the Earth over South America taken on August 8, 1991, showing double layer of Pinatubo aerosol cloud (dark streaks) above high cumulonimbus top.

CDM Moves Against Chinese Polluters, Carbon Credit Prices Rise

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The CDM can fund clean energy projects like concentrated solar farms (photo via flickr)

The UN backed Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has suspended carbon credits for shady chemical manufacturers in China that were producing an excess of pollution and then destroy