Senate Defeats Keystone XL Pipeline
The controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline failed to win approval in the Senate tonight by one vote.
Discovering A Belt Of Carbon Dioxide
A continuous belt of higher carbon dioxide concentrations circled an area in the Southern Hemisphere that covered the tip of South America, Africa and southern Australia. Computer models that predict how chemicals move throughout the atmosphere did not predict this band.
House Price Fears Over Plans to End Coastal Erosion Defense, UK
Thousands of people living on the coast of Wales, could see the value of their homes fall as the Welsh government agrees to stop defending some properties from the sea.
Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bear Population Declined in the 2000s
In a new polar bear study published November 17th, 2014, scientists from the United States and Canada found that during the first decade of the 21st century, the number of polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea experienced a sharp decline of approximately 40 percent.
Fast-Warming Gulf of Maine Offers Hint of Future for Oceans
The waters off the coast of New England are warming more rapidly than almost any other ocean region on earth. Scientists are now studying the resulting ecosystem changes, and their findings could provide a glimpse of the future for many of the world’s coastal communities.