China spots 42 new glaciers
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Fresh ice on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau China has trumpeted the discovery of 42 "new" glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, possibly representing the largest group of such ice flows in the area.â¦
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Glaciers once held up by a floating ice shelf off Antarctica are now sliding off into the sea -- and they are going fast, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Temperatures in China will keep rising this century because of increased energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, with warmer winters in North China being the most obvious signs, says a report.
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Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 8 Feb.
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Some Antarctic glaciers are flowing seaward five times faster than they did just two years ago, increasing concerns about rises in sea levels resulting from the warming of Earth&#39;s polar caps.
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China plans to build a highway on the side of Mount Everest to ease the Olympic torch's journey to the peak of the world's tallest mountain before the 2008 Beijing Games, state media reported Tuesday.
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China has chosen the site for a new satellite launching center, the country's fourth, on Hainan island in the South China Sea, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
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Many glaciers in West Antarctica are shrinking at an increasingly fast rate, a study finds.
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Himalayan glaciers are melting, which could spell disaster for millions, but adequate monitoring systems are not in place, environmentalists claim.
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Lower summer temperatures and more winter snowfall could be contributing to glacier growth, a surprising find that may shed light on the regionally varying effects of global warming.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, Feb.
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GLAND, Switzerland, Dec. 19  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At least 52 new species of animals and plants have been identified this past year on the island of Borneo, according to scientists.
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China successfully launched another satellite Saturday, its 40th consecutive successful liftoff, the government-run Xinhua news agency reported.
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Unofficial count finds increased Chinese presence in Tibet.
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WASHINGTON - Scientists say changes in the earth&#39;s climate from human influences are occurring particularly intensely in the Arctic region, evidenced by widespread melting of glaciers, thinning sea ice and rising permafrost temperatures.
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By Duan Xizhong  Straddling western Jiyuan City and northern Xin'an County of Luoyang, Mount Wangwu-Daimei National Geopark is composed of three scenic areas covering an area of 986 square kilometres Tiantanshan, Fengmenkou and Three Gorges of the Yellow River.
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A number of massive glaciers in the West Antarctic are sliding into the ocean at an accelerating rate and raising sea levels, according to new data released Thursday.