Global Warming Has Doubled Risk of Fatal Heat Waves, Study Says
244776
Global warming caused by human activity has more than doubled the risk of summers as hot as in 2003, when thousands of people in Europe died of heat-related causes, according to a UK study published in the journal Nature.
689075
Hurricanes and typhoons play a significant role in distributing the ocean&#39;s heat, say US researchers, who believe they have uncovered a major, but hitherto-ignored aspect of global warming.
206652
Climate change in Sydney will cause a significant rise in heat-related deaths of people over 65 years of age by 2050, as Australia's biggest city suffers more heat waves, bushfires and floods, a new environment report says.
197167
A Bush administration report suggests that evidence of global warming has begun to affect animal and plant populations in visible ways, and that rising temperatures in North America are due in part to human activity.
267021
Experts warn a deadly heatwave in the UK could be imminent - but global warming may mean fewer temperature-related deaths.
455701
Global warming (news - web sites) is heating the Arctic almost twice as fast as the rest of the planet in a thaw that threatens the livelihoods
669495
Temperatures have risen more than two degrees on average over the past 10 years, and average snow levels have dropped 8.8 inches over the same period, and global warming is the reason why, say results from a study measuring conditions over a 40-year period.
681905
A deadly heatwave could be imminent, but global warming may mean fewer temperature-related deaths in the UK, a report says.
299299
Climate scientists agree there have  been a lot of strong hurricanes lately. They agree that warmer  seas have given these storms some extra punch. But they  disagree how much global warming is to blame.
247376
The rate at which humans are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere has more than doubled since the 1990s, according to Australian research, the latest report warning about the high rate of emissions accumulating in the atmosphere.
44987
The Earth's rapid warming has pushed temperatures to their hottest level in nearly 12,000 years and within a hairbreadth of a million years, a study by the US space agency showed.
14094
MAN-MADE changes to the climate have at least doubled the chances of having a summer in Europe as scorching as that of 2003, according to British scientists.
658354
BROOKLIN, Canada, Dec 9 (IPS) - British scientists say they now have proof linking  Europe's deadly heat wave of 2003 to climate change caused  by human activities, portending a raft of lawsuits against  countries and companies.
566183
"In the vineyards, there are first signs of 'sunburn"  A heat wave sweeping central and southeastern Europe killed at least 13 people this week, with soaring temperatures sparking forest fires, damaging crops and prompting calls to ban horse-drawn tourist carriages.In Romania, where temperatures reached 104 degrees Friday, the Health Ministry said at least nine people had died since Monday due to heat.In Austria, where highs had hovered around 95 degrees for days, the Health Ministry said three deaths Thursday were likely heat-related. Austrian media said at least five people had died from the heat, including an elderly woman who collapsed on a Vienna street Friday. Read more
21041
Global warming could cause dramatically hotter summers and a depleted snow pack in California, leading to a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and jeopardizing the water supply, according to a study released Monday.
33711
Global warming is likely to produce a significant increase in the intensity and rainfall of hurricanes in coming decades, according to an analysis.
322670
The burning of fossil fuels has contributed to warming in the Arctic that is much faster and more dramatic than scientists previously believed at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the world, a new international report concludes.