Story Archives of 'global warming'

How could melting ice caps affect the oceans and our weather?

By EarthTalk on Monday, February 15, 2010.

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Is the world's trout population being affected by global warming?

By EarthTalk on Sunday, January 31, 2010.

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What's being done to help animals on islands threatened by global warming?

By EarthTalk on Sunday, January 10, 2010.

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Dear EarthTalk: Are there any conservation efforts focused on animal species endemic to islands likely to be submerged by rising sea levels? -- H. Wyeth, Anahola, HI

Optimism and Cynicism Over Copenhagen

By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, December 8, 2009.

'Hopenhagen' sign in Copenhagen, Denmark

Climate change activists are now calling the Danish capital "Hopenhagen," as the two-week-long international summit on climate change gets underway there. But the public is viewing it with a mix of optimism and cynicism. Scientific American editor David Biello is preparing to attend the meeting later this week, and he joins us from New York with a preview of what’s to come.

David Biello in Scientific American:

"Copenhagen climate conference kicks off"

"What Is the Right Number to Combat Climate Change?"

"More important than Copenhagen? U.S.-China deal on energy and climate"

(Photo courtesy Matthew McDermott via Flickr/Creative Commons)

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Bow High School Students to Discuss Climate Change In Copenhagen

By Amy Quinton on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

This weekend, ten teenagers from Bow High School will head to Copenhagen to discuss climate change.

They’ll be attending the Zealand Consensus, a Danish government-sponsored climate conference for high school students from around the world.

As New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton reports, the students have been studying the issues for six months and hope they can make their voices heard at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

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Could global warming bring another Ice Age?

By EarthTalk on Sunday, November 15, 2009.

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Campaign Waged For Climate Change Legislation

By Amy Quinton on Thursday, October 8, 2009.

Last week, US Senate Democrats introduced a climate change bill aimed at cutting the nation’s greenhouse gases. Whether the Senate will take up the legislation this year is still up in the air.

Several organizations in New Hampshire have been waging a campaign to push for congressional action. But with all the debate focused on health care, it’s been a challenge to capture the headlines.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

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Global Warming, Without the Warming

By Avishay Artsy on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.

World leaders are gathering at the United Nations today to discuss climate change, but progress on global warming is facing a hurdle – things don’t feel any warmer. In fact, temperatures have been stable for a decade, and may even drop in the next few years.

Global Warming Rap

By Terrascope Yout... on Friday, September 4, 2009.

Aaron King, Fahim Sinha and Nelson Dow of Terrascope Youth Radio blend music, VoxPop and one of their own voices to express the anger and urgency they feel about global warming and American policy.

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