Category Climate change

Earth’s warming climate is estimated to contribute to more than 150,000 deaths and 5 million illnesses each year, according to the World Health Organization, a toll that could double by 2030. The data, being published today in the journal Nature,…

Greenland’s glaciers have begun to race towards the ocean, leading scientists to predict that the vast island’s ice cap is approaching irreversible meltdown.

Global warming poses an enormous ethical challenge because countries that produce the least amount of greenhouse gases will suffer the most from climate change, scientists said on Wednesday. Whether it is an increase in poor health from diseases such as…

Canada gravely threatened by climate change A draft report says Canada is more vulnerable to climate change than any other industrialized country, but is unprepared to deal with the impacts. The draft report from the National Round Table on the…

Seattle City Light is no longer contributing to global warming, a feat no other major public utility in the nation has accomplished, officials announced Wednesday. "We can power our city without toasting the planet," boasted Mayor Greg Nickels from the…