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Slide of north Greenland glacier quickens, raising sea levelsA glacier in northeast Greenland with enough ice to raise world ocean levels by 50 cms (20 inches) has begun to slide faster toward the sea, extending ice losses to all corners of the vast remote island, a study showed on Thursday. Warmer water temperatur
On Chinese social media, people lamented the limits of the state response. 'Waiting for the wind to change is how the government deals with air pollution'
Temperatures in 2015 on track to be record 1 degree C hotterThis year is on track to be a record 1 degree Celsius hotter than the average temperature during the late 19th century, marking a symbolic milestone in the global warming that scientists blame on human activities, Britain's weather service said Monday.
Hot weather is now affecting Belgian beer tooOne of the most renowned Belgian beer brewers said Friday it is a victim of climate change because increasingly high temperatures have shortened the brewing season by about a month compared with the 1950s.
Vancouver's Still Creek sees salmon for fourth year runningBiologists are feeling "pretty excited" about the potential to return city landscapes to their natural states. Still Creek runs through some of Vancouver and Burnaby's most industrialized areas. Chum salmon hadn't swam their way through there for 80 years
Something spectacular has happened in South America this year. The Atacama desert of Chile, known as the driest non-polar place in the world, erupted in bloom, not once, but twice over the past year, a phenomenon never before seen.
Persian Gulf may become too hot for humans, study suggestsA new study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that unless CO2 emissions drop below their current pace, parts of the Persian Gulf will hit temperatures too hot for humans. Following is a look at the study, and why some of the hottest places on Ea
Kokanee spawning in record numbers in Okanagan LakeIt's a natural wonder to behold � thousands of red fish spawning along the rocky shores of Okanagan Lake. Howie Wright, a fish biologist with the Okanagan Nation Alliance, says fish counters haven't seen this many shore spawning kokanee since the 1970's.
To buy, or not to buy a ski pass on the South Coast this winter? That's the big question that cannot be answered with certainty ... yet.
Should we fear The Blob'The nickname for a mass of warm water that�s been sitting off the west coast of North America for two years may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but �The Blob� is very real for the people of this northern B.C. archipelago who make their living
New Concern Over Quakes in Oklahoma Near a Hub of U.S. OilA sharp earthquake in central Oklahoma last weekend has raised fresh concern about the security of a vast crude oil storage complex, close to the quake�s center, that sits at the crossroads of the nation�s oil pipeline network.
The magnitude 4.5 quake
Duck RescueWildlife Rescue Association staff and volunteers will spend their long weekend bathing and rehabilitating 14 ducks they rescued from a contaminated South Surrey pond.
Solar & Wind Reach a Big Renewables Turning Point : BNEFWind power is now the cheapest electricity to produce in both Germany and the U.K., even without government subsidies, according to a new analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). It's the first time that threshold has been crossed by a G7 economy.
While the drought has most of us conserving water, one home in Bel Air guzzled nearly 12 million gallons of water in just one year. News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of LA/OC
Blue whales' meal planning revealedA study of blue whales off California's coast that used tags to track their movements and their prey shows the marine behemoths are not indiscriminate grazers, as long thought.
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