By Khalid al-Ansary and Serena Chaudhry; additional reporting by Aref Mohammed in Basra and Khalid Farhan in Najaf; editing by Alistair Lyon and Janet Lawrence)Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:22am EST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Frequent dust storms and scarce rains are...
As the frozen soil in the Arctic thaws, bacteria will break down organic matter, releasing long-stored carbon into the warming atmosphere. At the same time, plants will proliferate, nurtured by balmier temperatures, more nutrients from decomposing soil and the increasing...
By Louise Gray, Environment CorrespondentPublished: 6:30AM GMT 02 Nov 2010 The Earth will take 100,000 years to recover from global warming if mankind continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, geologists have warned. A conference organised by the Geological...
