Saturday, May 25th
Last update01:17:45 AM GMT
Environment Four degrees of warming 'likely'
In a dramatic acceleration of forecasts for global warming, UK scientists say the global average temperature could rise by 4C (7.2F) as early as 2060.
The Met Office study used projections of fossil fuel use that reflect the trend seen over the last 20 years. Their computer models also factored in new findings on how carbon dioxide is absorbed by the oceans and forests.
 The Ohio River valley is lush in the spring. The eastern Ohio River, one of America's... |
 Today, Laura Legere of the Times Tribune has published the first in an important two-part series... | ||
|
 As rural deposits of fossil fuel grow fewer and farther between, extractive industries are increasingly siting... |
