“Big Three” Polluters Oppose Binding Climate Deal
The world’s three biggest polluters China, the United States and India refused to move toward a new legal commitment to curb their carbon emissions Tuesday, increasing the risk that climate talks will fail to clinch a meaningful deal and progress for the planet…
Wetlands focus on climate talks sideline
Wetlands, critical for the health of South Africa’s coasts and river systems, already have been degraded or seriously altered by human activity, and experts fear global warming threatens them further.
NASA Finds Merging Tsunami, Doubled Japan Destruction
The discovery helps explain how tsunamis can cross ocean basins to cause massive destruction at some locations, while leaving others unscathed, and raises hope that scientists may be able to improve tsunami forecasts leading to more accurate coastal tsunami hazard maps to protect communities and critical infrastructure.