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42 Years Later, Do We Suffer Green Fatigue on Earth Day?

Published: April 22nd, 2012

Image of the Day: England Drought Sparks Warning

Published: April 20th, 2012

2 Years Later, Gulf Spill Was But Lull in Our Appetite for Oil

Published: April 20th, 2012

Senate Hearing Focuses on Threat of Sea Level Rise

Published: April 20th, 2012

If A Tree Falls in the Senate, Will Anyone Hear Sea Rise?

Published: April 20th, 2012

Senate Hearing on Thursday for Sea Level Rise

Published: April 19th, 2012

Climate in Tennessee is Ripe for More Monkey Business

Published: April 12th, 2012

Climate Change Could Cripple New York’s Transportation

Published: April 10th, 2012

The New Geopolitics of Global Warming

Published: April 8th, 2012

Earth Hour Dims at the United States Border

Published: March 31st, 2012

Report Details Climate Change, Extreme Weather Links

Published: March 28th, 2012

EPA To Regulate Coal Plants, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Published: March 27th, 2012

Michael Mann, Off Battlefield, Discussing ‘Climate Wars’

Published: March 26th, 2012, Last Updated: March 23rd, 2012

Rowland, Pioneer on Ozone Layer Thinning, Dies at Age 84

Published: March 12th, 2012

China Pushes Back Against EU Emissions Trading Fees

Published: March 10th, 2012

Beleaguered Scientist Emerges but Is Mum on Heartland

Published: March 9th, 2012

Angling for Climate Change on Super Tuesday

Published: March 7th, 2012

Abigail Borah: COP-ping an Attitude on Climate Change

Published: February 27th, 2012

Countries Lining Up in Threat Over Emissions Trading

Published: February 26th, 2012

Surf’s Up: The Web’s Best Reading of Heartland Scandal

Published: February 22nd, 2012

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May 20th, 2013 - Tornadoes Rake Okla., Kansas as Storm Threat Continues
May 20th, 2013 - Warming Causing Rockies, Everest to Lose Ice and Snow
May 19th, 2013 - Study Projects Steep Increase in NYC Heat-Related Deaths
May 19th, 2013 - Rising Temperatures in Europe Leave Ducks Grounded
May 18th, 2013 - Clouds ‘Cool Earth Less Than Once Thought’

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Countries That Set New Record Highs in 2010

More countries have set new record high temperatures in 2010 than during any other year since instrumental records began.