North Pole Could be Ice-Free This Summer

Arctic sea ice could break apart completely at the North Pole this year, allowing ships to sail over the normally frozen top of the world.

Sea Ice Melt Could Cause More Warming in Arctic

The rapid retreat of Arctic sea ice observed in recent summers could triple the rate of warming over northern Alaska, Canada and Russia, a new study suggests. Such intensive warming could endanger sensitive ecosystems and human infrastructure in those regions.

Head for the Hills! Creatures Run from Global Warming

Global warming is forcing 30 species of reptiles and amphibians to move uphill as habitats shift upward, but they may soon run out of room to run.

Major Breakup Threatens Antarctic Ice Shelf

A large chunk of one of Antarctica's ice shelves broke off at the end of May, new satellite images show, marking the second major breakup of the shelf this year and the first documented episode to occur in winter.

Drought emergency declared in vital California farmland

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Thursday to help the state's Central Valley farm region deal with a severe drought.

Alaska village threatened by warming gets funding

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - One of Alaska's most eroded villages is getting more than $3 million in state aid to help it relocate to higher ground as Alaska tries to cope with the effects of global warming.

Heavy rains in southern China kill 6

BEIJING - Heavy rains in southern China triggered floods that killed six people and forced the evacuation of 150,000 residents, state media reported Saturday.

Warm spring reported

WASHINGTON - Planet Earth continues to simmer, with this year's spring the seventh warmest on record.

The world average land and sea temperature for spring was 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit (13.7 Celsius), 0.94 degree F (0.52 C) above the mean for the period since record keeping began in 1880.