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Report: climate science panel needs change at top

Scientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel recommended on Monday major changes in the way it is run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader.

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Massive coral die-off in 93-degree waters

Severe bleaching has hit this area of a reef off Indonesia.One of the most destructive and swift coral bleaching events ever recorded is under way in the waters off Indonesia, where water temperatures have climbed into the low 90s.


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US says it's committed to cutting greenhouse gases

The United States assured international negotiators Monday it remains committed to reducing carbon emissions over the next 10 years, despite the collapse of efforts to legislate a climate bill.

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Squirrels Getting Fatter With Climate Change

Longer summers are causing marmots -- which are large, ground-dwelling squirrels -- to become heftier, heartier and more plentiful, according to a 33-year study published in the latest issue of Nature.

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Study: Farming limits greenhouse gases

In this photo taken June 1, 2010, central Illinois corn farmer Jerry McCulley sprays weed killer across his corn field in Auburn, Ill. A study by three Stanford University researchers credits advances in conventional agriculture for dramatically slowing the flow of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Farming groups have embraced the study, but some environmentalists argue the research is flawed and express concern that it could mask big problems with American agriculture. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)Advances in conventional agriculture have dramatically slowed the flow of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, in part by allowing farmers to grow more food to meet world demand without plowing up vast tracts of land, a study by three Stanford University researchers has found.


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