Scientists to explore 'hidden world' beneath Antarctic glacier

'Whitewash' could slow global warming: Peruvian scientist

By: inamshah

A Peruvian scientist has called on his country to help slow the melting of Andean glaciers by daubing white paint on the rock and earth left behind by receding ice so they will absorb less heat.

27 days ago

Target practice

By: azhar12

THE Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin reports that American negotiators will bring an emissions reduction target with them to the Copenhagen climate-change talks, even though Congress won't yet have passed the cap-and-trade legislation that turns such a target into law. With luck, that'll be good. It enables America to look a bit less recalcitrant,...

6 days ago

Global Warming's Chilling Consequences

By: HarryHeyoka

  Global Warming's Chilling copyright 2009 CE by Harry Heyoka   You might think I, a native of the tropics, would welcome some warming in the cool rain forest around Helen Gone. Some of my neighbors do, if they don't deny the mounting evidence outright. “Climate change” is a better term for local effects of global...

about 1 month ago

Whitewash’ could slow global warming: scientist

By: hasnain

LIMA:Its very sad for the world that the glaciers of the tropical Andes are particularly vulnerable to climate change and have lost at least 30 per cent of their surface over 30 years.A peruvian scientist has solved this by to help slow the melting of Andean glaciers by daubing white paint on the rock and earth left behind by receding ice so they ...

24 days ago