The Most Surprising Results of Global Warming (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) At the United Nations meeting on climate change next week, scientists will be discussing some of the potentially devastating effects of global warming, such as rising temperatures, melting ice caps and rising sea levels in the near future. But Earth's changing climate is already wreaking havoc in some very weird ways. So gird yourself for such strange effects as savage wildfires, disappearing ... [News Source]

Closing the gaps. Beyond the planet-saving rhetoric, the argument at Copenhagen and beyond will be about emissions levels and money. On both, large gaps need to be closed for a deal to be reached. [News Source]

As climate summit nears, skeptics gain traction. When "Climategate" broke on Nov. 20, with hackers stealing and subsequently releasing more than a thousand apparently dubious e-mails by renowned climate scientists, the timing couldn't have been more inconvenient for advocates of action on climate change. [News Source]

The tragedy of the Himalayas. The high-altitude glaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau — which cover parts of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and China — are the water tower of Asia. Scientists call it the third pole — but when it comes to clear and present threats from climate change, it may rank first. [News Source]

Closing the gaps. Beyond the planet-saving rhetoric, the argument at Copenhagen and beyond will be about emissions levels and money. On both, large gaps need to be closed for a deal to be reached. [News Source]

Copenhagen climate summit: history of climate change. The road to Copenhagen is a long one—extending back to 1824, when French physicist Joseph Fourier described for the first time the Earth’s "greenhouse effect." [News Source]

Mass. suspends consideration of any biomass plants. The state has formally suspended consideration of any applications to build new biomass plants, including proposals for Springfield, Russell and Greenfield, pending a study of whether energy from the power plants is truly renewable. [News Source]

As climate summit nears, skeptics gain traction. When "Climategate" broke on Nov. 20, with hackers stealing and subsequently releasing more than a thousand apparently dubious e-mails by renowned climate scientists, the timing couldn't have been more inconvenient for advocates of action on climate change. [News Source]

The tragedy of the Himalayas. The high-altitude glaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau — which cover parts of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and China — are the water tower of Asia. Scientists call it the third pole — but when it comes to clear and present threats from climate change, it may rank first. [News Source]

Copenhagen climate summit: history of climate change. The road to Copenhagen is a long one—extending back to 1824, when French physicist Joseph Fourier described for the first time the Earth’s "greenhouse effect." [News Source]

Obama shifting date of Copenhagen visit. President Barack Obama abruptly altered the timing of his upcoming appearance at an international climate summit in Copenhagen, hoping to capitalize on steps by India and China and build a more meaningful political accord, a White House official told The Associated Press. [News Source]