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Widespread deforestation led to a 30 percent decline in precipitation in India and 10 percent decline in China. Between 1700 and 1850 forest cover in India and China plummeted, falling…

Sobering report is the most comprehensive to date. Government officials and scientists released a 196 page report detailing the impact of global warming on the U.S. yesterday. The study, commissioned…

Many rivers around the world are losing water due to global climate change, according to a new study from the American Meteorological Society's Journal of Climate. Large populations depend on…

New evidence shows that sub-Saharan West Africa has experienced megadroughts in recent history lasting hundreds of years, far worse than the Sahel drought of the 1970s and 80s which left…

If nations worked together to produce large cuts in greenhouse gases, the world would be saved from global warming's worst-case-scenarios, according to a new study from the National Center for…

Largely ignored by scientific community, new theory could change how future generations view forests Two Russian scientists, Victor Gorshkov and Anastassia Makarieva of the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics, have published…

A new analysis shows that the heavily-deforested Amazonian region of Mato Grosso is particularly susceptible to 'savannization' due to repeated burning that has likely depleted the region's soils of precious…

Global warming increases "extreme" rain storms Global warming increases "extreme" rain storms mongabay.com August 7, 2008 Global warming is increasing the incidence of heavy rainfall at a rate greater than…

NASA study shows global warming will diminish rainfall in East Africa, worsening hunger NASA study shows global warming will diminish rainfall in East Africa, worsening hunger mongabay.com August 6, 2008…

Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change mongabay.com June 14, 2008 Soil and climate patterns…

Investing to save rainforests Investing to save rainforests: An interview with Hylton Murray-Philipson of Canopy Capital Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 2, 2008 Profit-seeking capitalists to save rainforests? Last week…

75% of world population to face water shortages by 2050 75% of world population to face water shortages by 2050 mongabay.com April 2, 2008 By 2025 more than half of…

Private equity firm buys rights to ecosystem services of Amazon rainforest Private equity firm buys rights to ecosystem services of Guyana rainforest Rhett A Butler, mongabay.com March 27, 2008 A…

How accurate is long-term climatology data from the Amazon? How accurate is long-term climatology data from the Amazon? mongabay.com March 3, 2008 With some models forecasting significant change in the…

Greenhouse gas emissions have already caused the Amazon to dry Greenhouse gas emissions have already caused the Amazon to dry Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 27, 2008 Anthropogenic emissions of…

Rain falls more often during the week than weekends, finds NASA NASA: Rain falls more often during the week than weekends mongabay.com February 4, 2008 Storms in the southeastern United…

Global warming to hurt agriculture in world's poorest regions Global warming to hurt agriculture in world's poorest regions mongabay.com January 31, 2008 Global warming wil cause severe crop losses in…

Global warming to cause more severe thunderstorms, reports NASA Global warming to cause more severe thunderstorms, reports NASA mongabay.com August 31, 2007 Global warming will increase the incidence of severe…