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Waves wash over rocks that fringe Sydney Harbour in this October 27, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/Files

Climate change quickens, seas feared up 2 metres

Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

Global warming is happening faster than expected and at worst could raise sea levels by up to 2 metres (6-1/2 ft) by 2100, a group of scientists said on Tuesday in a warning to next month's U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen.

  • Darwin debate rages on 150 years after "Origin" Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Even 150 years after it first appeared in print, Charles Darwin's "On The Origin of Species" still fuels clashes between scientists convinced of its truth and critics who reject its view of life without a creator.

  • Yvo de Boer, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, addresses a news conference at the end of a meeting with EU environment ministers in Brussels November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge
    Tiny "carbon neutral" club struggles with costs Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Norway, Costa Rica and the Maldives are struggling with high costs and technological hurdles to stay in the world's most exclusive club for fighting climate change -- seeking to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero.

  • FEATURE - Amazon forest schemes await strong climate pact Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    The boat plows on through the brackish green river, taking Jose de Oliveira Quadro on a journey that may have been futile a few years ago.

  • The Linac 2 (Linear Accelerator 2) is pictured at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Meyrin near Geneva October 16, 2008. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Files
    Big Bang machine achieves first particle collisions Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    ZURICH (Reuters) -- Scientists have smashed together proton beams for the first time in a 27-kilometre tunnel under the French-Swiss border in an initial step towards discovering how the universe came into existence, they said on Monday.

  • A small house can be seen in front of a coal-burning power station located on the outskirts of Beijing in this August 17, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/David Gray/Files
    U.S. to propose CO2 cut target at Copenhagen talks Reuters - Mon, Nov 23

    The United States will propose an emissions reduction target at a climate change conference in Copenhagen in line with proposals backed by U.S. congressional leaders, an official said on Monday.

  • A technician walks under the core magnet of the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiment at the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN (Centre Europeen de Recherche Nucleaire) in the French village of Cessy, near Geneva March 22, 2007. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Files
    "Big Bang" machine set to yield surprises - scientist Reuters - Mon, Nov 23

    Scientists could begin garnering information on the origins of the universe in the coming months as the world's biggest particle collider starts moving to full power next year, a project leader said on Monday.

  • Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is seen in this image taken by a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during rendezvous and docking activities in this photo released by NASA and taken November 18, 2009. REUTERS/NASA Handout
    Delayed spacewalk ends successfully Reuters - Sun, Nov 22

    NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk on Saturday at the International Space Station that had been delayed after a false alarm woke the crews of the station and the visiting space shuttle Atlantis.

  • Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is seen in this image taken by a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during rendezvous and docking activities in this photo released by NASA and taken November 18, 2009. REUTERS/NASA Handout
    Station alarms delay second spacewalk Reuters - Sat, Nov 21

    Two spacewalkers halted a body-conditioning sleepover in a low-pressure chamber on the International Space Station on Saturday after a false depressurization alarm shut down ventilation fans.

  • Obama wants U.S. economy-wide climate plan-Browner Reuters - Fri, Nov 20

    The Obama administration wants a comprehensive plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, not one that imposes carbon reduction requirements on just some industries such as electric utilities, a senior White House adviser said on Friday.

  • Ship pollution curbs to stoke global warming - study Reuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Shipping is slowing climate change by spewing out sunlight-dimming pollution but a clean-up needed to safeguard human health will stoke global warming, experts said on Friday.

  • Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik points as he departs with other crew members for launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme/Files
    Astronaut in space while wife giving birth Reuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik can be forgiven if he's having a tough time focusing on work -- his wife is due to give birth on Friday to a baby girl.

  • U.S. group sees worsening coastal flooding threat Reuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Fast-melting ice from Greenland and Antarctica will lead to a much sharper rise in sea levels than previously estimated, touching off flooding that will radically alter U.S. East Coast cities from Miami to Baltimore, according to a new study.

  • FACTBOX - Russian offer deepens rich nations' CO2 cuts Reuters - Thu, Nov 19

    A Russian plan to toughen curbs on greenhouse gas emissions deepens combined cuts offered by industrialised nations to at most 17 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, Reuters calculations show.

  • Newcastle named Britain's "greenest" city Reuters - Thu, Nov 19

    For decades, Newcastle upon Tyne was blackened by coal dust and known around the world for its clanking shipyards and smoke-belching factories.

  • The Shuttle Atlantis is seen with the earth in the background as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station for docking in this image from NASA TV November 18, 2009. REUTERS/NASA TV
    Shuttle Atlantis arrives at space station Reuters - Wed, Nov 18

    Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday to deliver spare parts needed to keep the outpost operational after the shuttles' retirement next year.

  • Infrared telescope to detect dim, dusty objects Reuters - Wed, Nov 18

    NASA plans next month to launch a space telescope that will scan the heavens for the infrared glow of celestial objects never seen because they are too dim, dusty or distant, scientists said on Tuesday.

  • View of a cooling tower and smoke stacks at a power plant on the outskirts of Beijing in this February 1, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV/Files
    Global CO2 emissions to drop 2.8 pct in '09 - report Reuters - Wed, Nov 18

    Global carbon dioxide emissions are set to fall an estimated 2.8 percent this year because of the financial crisis, after having risen two percent in 2008, a leading annual report on the globe's "carbon budget" says.

  • FACTBOX - Key findings of global CO2 emissions report Reuters - Wed, Nov 18

    REUTERS - Global carbon dioxide emissions are estimated to fall nearly 3 percent this year because of the world financial crisis after years of strong growth, a leading annual study of carbon emissions says.

  • U.S. Senator John Kerry in Boston, Massachusetts August 28, 2009. U.S. Senate Democrats will attempt to pass a climate-change bill in "early spring" of 2010, Senator John Kerry told reporters on Monday, further complicating prospects for an international summit on global warming next month. REUTERS/Stan Honda/Pool/Files
    U.S. Democrats aim to pass climate bill by early 2010 Reuters - Tue, Nov 17

    U.S. Senate Democrats will attempt to pass a climate-change bill in "early spring" of 2010, Senator John Kerry told reporters on Monday, further complicating prospects for an international summit on global warming next month.

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