Pacific CO2 sink 'overestimated'
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Plant plankton in parts of the Pacific Ocean are absorbing much less CO2 than previously thought, scientists say.
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A government report grossly underestimates the potential for domestic production of the alternative fuel. Is it incompetence or an intentional slight? In Autopia.
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Study illustrates extent to which overfishing, air pollution and commercial shipping impact oceans.
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A sharp rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere raises fears global warming is speeding up, reports say.
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Science & environment: Government's scorecard on combating climate change fails to add up amid fears over the economy
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If everyone on Earth generated the 20 tons of carbon dioxide emitted by each United States citizen yearly, the global tally now would be 134 billion tons a year, instead of 29 billion. That's a lot of billions.
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Rising levels of greenhouse gases may not be quite as bad for coral reefs as was previously thought. A team of Australian scientists say that the damage done by increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the
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About 70 percent of the world's coral reefs have been wrecked or are at risk from human activities but some are showing surprising resilience to global warming, a report said on Monday.
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The increasing acidity of the world's oceans could banish all coral by 2065, a Danish marine expert warns.
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The discovery offers proof that it would be possible to sequester carbon dioxide deep below the seabed, researchers say.
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Sea level rise projections are under-estimating the impact of climate change on the oceans, a study suggest.
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The day's first word went to a tiny island nation with a big sinking feeling. Leading off the U.N. General Assembly's second day of talks on climate change, Tuvalu issued a cry for help Tuesday on dealing with the impact of global warming on its 10,000 people, who live on nine low-lying coral atolls in the South Pacific being lapped at by rising seas.
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Coral reefs around the world could expand in size by up to a third because of increased ocean warming, according to a new Australian study which contradicts the long-held belief that global warming is destroying the reefs.
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Giant tsunamis are more likely to hit the U.S. Pacific coast than to hit Asia, scientists say. Coastal residents may have only 15 minutes' warning.
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Our view: 16-year delay in removing threat to Colorado River is not acceptable  The U.S. energy secretary made an alarming statement earlier this month.
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The climatic phenomenon El Nino should gather weak to moderate intensity, leading to a warming of the Pacific Ocean, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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Palm trees in Canada? No ice anywhere? The future could look like Earth's hottest ancient epoch, says a new study of carbon dioxide levels.