As Predicted, Global Warming Fuels More Tropical Rainfall

Scientists had predicted that global warming ought to increase rainfall in the tropics. Now NASA researchers say it has.

Phoenix to Set Heat Record: 29 Days of 110+

PHOENIX—The forecasted high here today is 111 degrees. If the mercury hits that mark, the city will set a record for the most days in a year above 110 degrees, at 29.

Climate change impact worsening, Ireland getting wetter: report

DUBLIN (AFP) - Climate change is affecting Ireland at an increasingly rapid pace, the country's Environment Minister John Gormley said Wednesday, as he launched a major report on the issue.

Flooding risk from global warming badly under-estimated: study

PARIS (AFP) - Global warming may carry a higher risk of flooding than previously thought, according to a study released on Wednesday by the British science journal Nature

Rising sea threatens China's south: report

BEIJING (AFP) - Over 1,100 square kilometres (440 square miles) of land in economically booming southern China will be inundated by rising sea-levels by 2050 due to global warming, state press said Thursday

British summer wettest on record

LONDON (AFP) - Britain had its wettest summer since rainfall records began in 1914, according to provisional figures released by the Meteorological Office on Friday

Mediterranean countries feel the force of deadly forest fires

ATHENS (AFP) - While Greece edged closer to mastering forest fires that have killed more than 63 people, other countries on the Mediterranean and the Adriatic struggled with deadly woodland blazes Thursday.

Ice fjords, lifeblood for polar species, at risk in melting Arctic

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AFP) - The Svalbard archipelago near the North Pole is already seeing the dramatic effects of global warming: the mercury is rising twice as fast as elsewhere on the planet, posing a serious threat to the ecosystem.

Antarctic ozone hole early in 2007

GENEVA (Reuters) - A hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has appeared earlier than usual in 2007, the United Nations weather agency said on Tuesday.

Food demand and climate straining soils

VIENNA (Reuters) - World food demand will surge this century with a leap in population, highlighting a need to protect soils under strain from climate change, experts said on Thursday.

Climate change is a mixed bag for Inuit

It's a double-edged sword for the Inuit. It's transforming their frozen landscape, melting glaciers and disrupting animal life. The number of hunters in the area has dropped in recent years from nearly 500 to about 200.

Since 1995, Greenland's vast ice cap has lost 7 percent of its mass and 300 feet in height, according to the European Environmental Agency, a European Union body based in Denmark.

NOAA blames hot year on greenhouse gases

Warming caused by human activity was the biggest factor in the high temperatures recorded in 2006, according to a report by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Study predicts more severe U.S. storms

WASHINGTON - As the world warms, the United States will face more severe thunderstorms with deadly lightning, damaging hail and the potential for tornadoes, a trailblazing study by NASA scientists suggest.

Forest fire smog chokes Moscow

MOSCOW (AFP) - Smog from forest fires outside Moscow formed a thick, acrid cloud over the Russian capital Tuesday, obscuring famous landmarks and prompting health fears.

Hot weather impacts animal reproduction

SALT LAKE CITY - The hot, dry summer is making it difficult for plants and animals at Antelope Island State Park, causing some of them not to reproduce.

Dean third-most intense hurricane ever

MIAMI - Hurricane Dean was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall since record keeping began in the 1850s, based on its central atmospheric pressure, forecasters said.

Over 1,000 displaced by Midwest flooding

FINDLAY, Ohio - More than 1,000 people were flooded out of their homes Thursday after heavy rain that swamped communities across the Midwest sent Ohio's rivers spilling over their banks, the governor said. The storm's death toll also rose when three people were electrocuted by lightning at a bus stop.

Hurricane Dean

Subway Flooding: Expect More

The likely intensification of extreme weather events from global warming could mean that urbanites have more events like last week’s subway flooding in New York City to look forward to in the future.

Bangladesh monsoon death toll crosses 600

DHAKA (AFP) - The monsoon death toll in Bangladesh crossed 600 Wednesday as thousands more were taken ill with water-borne diseases in flood-hit districts, officials said.

13 dead as Japan endures hottest ever day

TOKYO (AFP) - The temperature hit a record high in Japan on Thursday, with the extreme summer heat killing at least 13 people across the nation this week, officials said.

Scientists seek new ways to feed the world amid global warming

LOS BANOS, Philippines (AFP) - On an agricultural research station south of Manila a group of scientists are battling against time to breed new varieties of rice as global warming threatens one of the world's major sources of food.

Typhoon rains, winds batter northern Philippines

MANILA (AFP) - Heavy rains spawned by typhoon Sepat battered the northern Philippines on Friday, flooding 20 towns and forcing authorities to cancel school classes and close government offices in the capital.

SKorea vows emergency aid for NKorea flood victims

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea said Friday it would send emergency aid worth 7.1 billion won (7.5 million dollars) to North Korean flood victims following what it called "massive damage."

Biggest Great Lake seen heading for record lows

TORONTO (Reuters) - Warmer, drier weather coupled with alterations to the waterways of North America's Great Lakes will likely drive Lake Superior down to record low water levels sometime this year, experts say.

Arctic sea ice expected to hit record low

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The extent of Arctic sea ice will likely have melted to a record low this September partially due to man-made greenhouse gas emissions, researchers at the University of Colorado said on Thursday.

Wildfires rage in Montana, Wyoming

FRENCHTOWN, Mont. - Residents who fled a fast-burning wildfire that threatened more than 200 homes are trying to determine whether theirs are still standing.

TVA ups fuel charge, blames drought

KNOXVILLE, TN (AP) -- TVA's residential customers can expect an increase of $3 to $6 dollars in their monthly bills effective October 1st.

Heat wave kills 37 in South, Midwest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Residents across the South and Midwest were hopeful that the weekend would bring some relief from brutal temperatures that have killed more than three dozen people and set records for power demand.

Hurricane Dean tears through Caribbean

CASTRIES, St. Lucia - Hurricane Dean tore through the eastern Caribbean islands of St. Lucia and Martinique on Friday, ripping roofs from buildings, downing trees and knocking out power.