National Geographic News - Global Warming

Frogs Combat Deadly Fever?

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

An Argentine official is suggesting people adopt mosquito-munching frogs—not chemicals—as a solution to an outbreak of the disease dengue fever, which is spread by the insects.Video.

Mississippi River Delta to "Drown" by 2100?

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A combo of dams and sea-level rise could wipe out vast acres of the U.S. river's delta plain, according to new research that predicts the surrounding coastline will be significantly reshaped.

Mystery Glaciers Growing as Most Others Retreat

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Though most of their neighbors in the Patagonian Andes are shrinking, two glaciers in Chile and Argentina, respectively, are taking on ice, puzzling scientists.

CO2 Levels Highest in Two Million Years

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) hasn't been so plentiful in our atmosphere in 2.1 million years, a new study says—making global warming forecasting tougher than ever.

Mystery Ingredient Cleaning Earth's Atmosphere

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The discovery of an unknown substance that scrubs away pollutants has shaken up decades-long assumptions about how our atmosphere gets clean.

Penguin Poop Seen From Space

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Researchers have discovered ten new emperor penguin colonies by spotting penguin excrement stains on Antarctic ice from satellite images. Video.

New York, Boston "Directly in Path" of Sea Level Rise

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Major cities in the northeastern U.S. and Canada are threatened by up to 20 additional inches of expanding seas if Greenland continues to melt due to global warming, a new study says.

Right Whales Return to Former Killing Ground

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The distinctive calls of North Atlantic right whales have been detected off Greenland, a hopeful sign for the recovery of the rare species.

PHOTOS: Fog Catchers Harvest Air's Water in Arid Places

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Special fog-catching nets that can pull hundreds of gallons a day out of the air are helping conservationists in Peru bring water to rain-starved communities.

Fog Catchers Bring Water to Parched Villages

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A rain-starved community in Peru collects hundreds of gallons of water a day using special fog-catching nets.