Worldwide Emissions of CO2: Background for the Durban Conference

Summary .   Energy use by developing countries of the world increased dramatically between 1972 and 2008.   During this period energy use by...

To the ends of the Earth

A close-up image of the crack spreading across the ice shelf of Pine Island Glacier shows the details of the boulder-like blocks of ice that...

The Annual U. N. Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa

Summary .   The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will convene its next conference at Durban , South Africa from Novemb...

Watching the birth of an iceberg

A photo from the window of NASA's DC-8 shows the rift across the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf running off toward the horizon.Credit: Mi...