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WASHINGTON - Global warming-fueled sea level rise over the next century could flood 3.7 million people in 544 U.S. cities temporarily, according to a new method of looking at the risk of rising seas published in two scientific papers. Read the original here: More of US at risk due to warming-fueled sea-level rise

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It's been a rough year for Western Australia's iconic but endangered Carnaby's black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus latirostris), which are endemic to the state and live nowhere else in the world. Read the original here: Endangered Australian Cockatoo Loses One Third of Population in Just 1 Year

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Surging demand for vegetable oil has emerged as an important driver of tropical deforestation over the past two decades and is threatening biodiversity, carbon stocks, and other ecosystem functions in some of the world's most critical forest areas, warns a report published last week by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The rest is here: Surging demand for...

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THE VALLEY, Anguilla, Mar 14, 2012 (IPS) - When Hurricane Luis, a category four storm, lashed the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla on Sep. 4, 1995, its forceful waves eroded all of the beaches, leaving vast areas of the shoreline carpeted with dead sea grass and debris torn from the coral reefs. See the article here: Anguilla Battles...

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Continued inefficient use of water could threaten Europe's economy, productivity and ecosystems, a report has warned. Read the original post: Europe's water resources 'under pressure'

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It is commonly known among conservation biologists that biodiversity -- or the totality and variability of genes, species and ecosystems of a region -- is integral for optimum health and sustainability of a region. Though it is a term that is arguably clunkier than "sustainability" -- biodiversity is slowly becoming a topic of interest within the sphere of...

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Trump’s Sons Demonized Over Safari Read this article: Trump’s Sons Demonized Over Safari

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 (UPI) -- Researchers say a common North American frog has been identified as a carrier of a deadly disease decimating world amphibian populations. Read more here: North American frog is disease carrier

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[MEXICO CITY] Mexican researchers have welcomed a breakthrough in imaging plant roots, saying it could help breeders develop new varieties of crops that can thrive in harsh conditions. See original here: Root-imaging technology could improve crop resilience

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Eagle Rock Patch News – March 12, 2012 – One of the implications of AB 109, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed in April 2011 and which kicked in Oct. 1, 2011, is that prisoners returning ... Continue reading here: Public Meeting to Discuss ‘Realignment’ Lawsuits