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World can’t afford to wait: Significant global changes have occurred since 1st climate treaty was signed 12 years ago

Submitted by Lynn Englum on 30 November 2009 - 2:06pm

In the 12 years since the Kyoto protocol was adopted, global emissions of greenhouse gases have increased rapidly, their concentrations in the atmosphere have grown, climate change has accelerated and the impacts have grown more evident.

Leading Researchers Release "The Copenhagen Diagnosis, 2009: Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science"

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 24 November 2009 - 2:58pm

A group of leading researchers has issued an update of the climate science, warning that "decisions taken now have profound and practically irreversible consequences for many generations to come."

Fisheries of Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Shift as Climate Changes

Submitted by Lynn Englum on 22 November 2009 - 5:18pm

Researchers have found that some  fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic off the coast of New England have been moving northward over the last four decades.

Montana is barometer for climate change with species such as grizzlies, wolverines, lynx and moose as important indicators

Submitted by Lynn Englum on 20 November 2009 - 6:49pm

Dr. Dan Tyers, U.S. Forest Service wildlife biologist, recently discussed the impacts of climate change on large wildlife in southwest Montana.

Upcoming Events Feature Climate Change impacts on Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Submitted by Lynn Englum on 16 November 2009 - 1:38pm

Events this week in Washington, DC (17 November 2009), and in Bozeman, Montana (19 November), will focus attention on climate change impacts on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

As Cool Temperatures Dominated U.S., Global Temperatures Neared Record Levels in October

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 14 November 2009 - 3:19pm

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) have just released data showing that October 2009 was among the warmest Octobers on record, with parts of the U.S. among the few land masses cooler than normal.

U.S. Sees Wettest October on Record; Arkansas Records are Washed Away

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 9 November 2009 - 2:54pm

The U.S. has just endured the wettest October in the 115-year period of record. The nationwide precipitation of 4.15 inches for October 2009 was 2.11 inches -- nearly double the long-term average.

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