Topic: South Pole

Forest carbon market already shows cracks

LONDON/NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - It could save the rainforests of Borneo, slow climate change and the international community backs it. But a plan to pay tropical countries not to chop down trees risks being discredited by opportunists even before it starts. ...

How Sea Levels Rise

As the earth continues to experience change, sea levels will continue to rise. Global warming will continue to increase sea levels over at least the coming century. Measurements from the period of 1993–2003 indicated a mean rate increase of 3.1 mm/year. (Bindoff, ...