In the remote Norwegian town of Longyearbyen, deemed the safest place on Earth, lives the first global seed bank created to ensure the continued existence of biodiversity. But can it...
In the remote Norwegian town of Longyearbyen, politicians from around the world came to celebrate the opening of the world?s first global seed bank created to ensure the continued existence...
(Earth Focus: Episode 19) In this episode of Earth Focus, witness the devastating effects of development on the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. Responsible tourism may be the...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: December 22, 2009) Extremely cold temperatures continue to wreak havoc in Europe, causing at least ninety deaths and disrupting travel, particularly on Eurostar trains linking...
Global warming. Climate change. It may seem remote -- something that only happens far away or something to worry about later. But climate change is happening here and now and...
Climate change is putting a damper on American tourism and recreation. Skiing, diving, hunting, and fishing are just some of the national pastimes that scientists say are at risk if...
One-third of Americans live on coasts near "Dead Zones", the focus of this week's climate change story. It may sound like science fiction, but these "Dead Zones" are very real...
In this week's climate change story, a warming world leads to fewer healthy people. Climate change means higher temperatures where salmonella, water-born parasites, and the mosquitoes, ticks and rodents that...
In this week's climate change story, we are reminded of the hurricanes that devastated parts of the U.S. in recent years: Katrina, Rita, Ivan. While Americans got lucky this year,...
In this week's climate change story, the fishing industry is under threat. With increased temperatures come warmer and shallower waters, leading to dwindling catches and frustrated fishermen. Already in the...
In this week's climate change story, witness the devastating effects of climate change on agriculture and farming. In addition to heat waves, floods and droughts killing off cattle and crops,...
In this week's climate change story, scientific evidence of rising sea levels predicts the loss of the southern end of Florida by the close of the century. Other major U.S...
In this week's climate change story Americans, especially in the Midwest, are feeling the heat as temperatures rise to record-breaking levels. Nine of the 10 hottest years on record have...
This week's climate change story portrays the intensifying power of weather in the Southern United States. Only weeks ago, Georgia was buried in water when hit by a fluke storm...
This week's climate change story illustrates the devastation of Southern California's wildfires, which have increased four-fold in the past decade due to rising temperatures, turning a typical fire season into...
