U.N. sees risks mounting for global warming fight

Oct. 6, 2008

LONDON/BARCELONA (Reuters) - The struggle against climate change must not follow world trade talks into limbo as risks mount that the credit crisis will sap commitment to the fight, the U.N. climate chief said on Monday.

Climate change effort opens in Poland

POZNAN, Poland, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The first meetings of an effort to craft a successor to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global climate change got under way Monday in Poland, observers said.

Ocean data predicts climate change

ITHACA, N.Y., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. ecologists say oceanographic data now being used to predict future climate change suggest dramatic changes in the Earth's climate and biosphere.

Dried mushrooms may slow global warming

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have discovered dried mushrooms might be slowing climate warming in dry spruce forests in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia.

Economic woes hit green energy

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The global economic crisis is widespread and now may be affecting the fight against climate change.

Climate change increasing disease risk

BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Conservationists meeting in Spain outlined 12 deadly diseases that could spread into new regions because of global warming.

Prince Charles has climate change concerns

LONDON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince Charles is voicing concerns about global warming and calling for a more revolutionary approach to solving the problem.

U.N.: Youth can be hip, save planet

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Teenagers can stay on top of the latest trends while combating global climate change under a United Nations initiative, organizers said.

Study: Global warming is bad for Florida

BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Two university studies find global warming will have significant economic impacts on Florida's coasts

Grasshoppers offer climate change clues

LONDON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- British researchers are establishing a public monitoring system to record sightings of 27 native grasshoppers and crickets.

Global climate change might trigger wars

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist is warning the effects of global climate change on ecosystems might increasingly serve as potential triggers for wars and other conflicts.

Climate change may alter plant ranges

LEIPZIG, Germany, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A new study suggests one in five of Germany's plant species could lose parts of its current range due to global warming.

Western governors mull climate change

JACKSON, Wyo., July 1 (UPI) -- Governors from the Western United States, holding their annual meeting this week, say climate change is a key issue.

Report: Global warming will stress nations

WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- The largest threat global warming poses to U.S. security is linked to how it impacts countries less prepared to manage climate change, studies indicate.

NASA creates climate change info Web site

WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it's created a Web site devoted to educating the public about Earth's changing climate.

Poll: British skeptical of climate claims

LONDON, June 22 (UPI) -- Surprising politicians, a poll released Sunday indicates a majority of the British public does not believe human activity has caused global warming.