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Alterations in Himalayan ecosystems from climate change could dramatically alter the lives of over 700 million people that live in this region.

According to a new state-by-state analysis by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), average annual temperatures in Indiana may increase by more than 9°F  by the end of the century if global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. 

According to a new analysis by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Montana is already experiencing hotter springs.

According to a recent study, protecting Montana homes from wildfires will cost double to quadruple by 2025. 

A new study released today by the World Wildlife Fund says that rapid climate change in the Arctic is happening faster than expected, with major impacts well beyond the region, including changing weather patterns, flooding coastal areas and accelerate climate change.

According to a USGS press release September Science Picks -- Hot News about Cool Science (2 Sep 2009), "Climate change may affect critical water resources that support prey for 75 migratory bird species in the Great Basin."

A new initiative launched during World Water Week will establish global standards for water stewardship, with the goal of addressing the global threat of water stress. The Global Water Roundtable will provide a powerful new tool to improve the way water is managed by establishing rigorous, realistic water stewardship standards. For more information, see the press release.

A new WWF report reveals more than 350 new species – such as a “flying frog” and a 100 million-year old gecko – that have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas, a biological treasure trove now threatened by climate change.

In a column in the Washington Post on Sunday (8/2/09), Kathleen Parker argues that the Waxman-Markey climate change bill currently before Congress would undermine our national security by making us more reliant on Middle East oil, a provocative claim for which she provides no support.  The bill would place a limit on dirty, carbon-based fuels, including foreign oil, making home-grown, non-polluting, renewable energy sources more economically attractive.  Free market forces would eventually reduce demand for all fossil fuels, including oil – both for

Dr. Andrew Baker is an Assistant Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami. His research and teaching focuses on the effects of climate change on coral reef ecosystems. Over the past dozen years, his studies, involving field and experimental work in some two dozen countries worldwide, have helped illustrate the adaptive capacity of corals to the impacts of climate change, such as rising sea temperatures, and how scientists might be able translate these findings into conservation tools.