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Arctic temperatures hit record high

WASHINGTON — Temperatures in the Arctic last fall hit an all-time high — more than 9 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Centigrade) above normal — and remain almost as high this year, an international team of scientists reported Thursday.

How Arctic melting could benefit shippers, oil companies

WASHINGTON — With global warming melting the Arctic 's eons-old ice at an alarming rate, shipping and oil companies are looking ahead at how to exploit the new open waters.

Save Our Slopes, say top skiers in climate change SOS

"As avid skiers and snowboarders, we're watching first-hand the destructive power of global warming," the athletes said in a petition submitted to Polish Environment Minister Maciej Nowicki, who is chairing the tense UN negotiations.

"From the European Alps to the Asian Himalayas, from the US Rockies and the Central American Andes, global warming is threatening winter."

Native hunters: Climate is thinning caribou herds

POZNAN, Poland – Chief Bill Erasmus of the Dene nation in northern Canada brought a stark warning about the climate crisis: The once abundant herds of caribou are dwindling, rivers are running lower and the ice is too thin to hunt on.

Atlantic hurricane season blows away records

WASHINGTON – The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends Sunday, seemed to strike the United States and Cuba as if on redial, setting at least five weather records for persistence and repeatedly striking the same areas.

Climate change, drought to strain Colorado River

SALT LAKE CITY – Seven Western states will face more water shortages in the years ahead as climate change exacerbates the strains drought and a growing population have put on the Colorado River, scientists say.