Waters Off Northeast US Coast Unusually Warm, Says NOAA | Eoin O'Carroll

Sea surface temperatures on the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf reached the highest recorded in 150 years, says an advisory issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. A lobsterma ...

Predator Scorecard: Sharks: 7, Humans: 50-100 Million | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Feb. 28, 2013 “Our human blind spot is how we treat animals, and by extension, our only home: planet earth.” - Sue Coe It’s the type of story the ...

Scientists Confirm: Arctic Sea Ice 'Collapse' at Our Door | Jacob Chamberlain

Warming planet and new evidence portend future of ice-free Arctic Arctic sea ice volume in 1000s of cubic kilometers (via Robinson) Feb. 15, 2013 (CommonDreams) -- The Arctic Sea is experiencing rapi ...

From Sea To Overfished Sea… | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 3, 2012 "The oceans of the earth are dying. This fact alone should send us reeling into the streets in displays of public grief." - Phil Roc ...

Globe Risks ‘Cataclysmic Changes’ From Warming, World Bank Says | Alex Morales

Current national pledges to reduce greenhouse gases won’t do much to change the current trajectory of temperatures, which are set to rise by about double the United Nations target of 2 degrees Celsiu ...

Storm Threatens Sandy-Devastated Northeast With Chilling Rain | Brian K. Sullivan

A damaged boat sits outside a destroyed mobile home in the Paradise Park trailer park in Highlands, New Jersey, on Nov. 3, 2012. Photograph: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg Nov. 5, 2012 (Bloomberg) -- A nor ...

Sandy’s Blackouts Fall to 2.5 Million With New Jersey Worst Off | Benjamin Haas and Jim Polson

Nov. 4, 2012 (Bloomberg) -- Utility crews working around the clock restored power to more than a million homes and businesses yesterday, with New Jersey making up more than half of the 2.5 million st ...

Sandy’s Blackouts Leave 3.5 Million Customers Lacking Power | Mark Chediak, Benjamin Haas and Jim Polson

A fourth day of blackouts for about 3.5 million homes and businesses in the U.S. Northeast taxed the patience of city and state officials concerned that utilities are moving too slowly to repair the ...

Sandy gives Vermont a pass | Anne Galloway

Early Tuesday morning, near Wesford, Vt. Photo credit: Sara Klemm, Burlington Free Press Oct. 30, 2012 -- (Vt. Digger) -- Vermont Emergency Management officials are reporting no widespread damage fro ...

New York City floods as Sandy slams into eastern U.S. | Anna Louie Sussman and Michael Erman

The skyline of lower Manhattan sits in darkness after a preventive power outage in New York October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it come ...

Sandy Strengthens as Hurricane Barrels Toward New Jersey | Esme E. Deprez and Brian K. Sullivan

Oct. 29, 2012 -- NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Sandy strengthened on its path toward New Jersey, where it is predicted to make landfall today while bringing a life-threatening storm surge as it w ...