Tag: Rising Seas

Rich nations offer 15-21 percent CO2 cuts by 2020: U.N.

Industrialized nations excluding the United States are planning cuts in greenhouse gas emissions of between 15 and 21 percent

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Vast expanses of Arctic ice melt in summer heat

TUKTOYAKTUK, Northwest Territories - The Arctic Ocean has given up tens of thousands more square miles (square kilometers) of

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Climate change to challenge US military

Climate change will pose profound strategic challenges to the United States in coming decades, raising the prospect of military

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Alaska glaciers shrinking fast

Three major glaciers in Alaska and Washington state have thinned and shrunk dramatically, clear signs of a warming climate,

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At risk from rising seas, Tuvalu seeks clean power

Pacific island state of Tuvalu set a goal Sunday of a 100 percent shift to renewable energy by 2020,

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Australian military warns of climate conflict

Australia's military has warned that global warming could create failed states across the Pacific as sea levels rise and

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New US report details effects of rising sea levels

A new US report concludes that Florida and Louisiana are the states most vulnerable to sea-level rise, followed by

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Climate change is a battle for existence in the Maldives

MALE (AFP) – Among the many grim predictions of climate change experts, the future fate of The Maldives stands

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Maldives saves for new homeland

LONDON (AFP) – The Maldives' newly-elected president said in an interview Monday that his government will begin saving to

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Arctic Saw Fastest August Sea Ice Retreat on Record

Following a record-breaking season of arctic sea ice decline in 2007, NASA scientists have kept a close watch on

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