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Monday, December 31, 2012  A new report says Lake Erie is one of the most threatened of the five Great Lakes.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Two groups of scientists at Cornell University are dueling over whether natural gas from shale is better or worse than coal when it comes to global climate change.

Thursday, October 06, 2011  Clocks may not be the only thing falling back: That signature autumn change in leaf colors may be drifting further down the calendar.

Sunday, February 06, 2011  Atomospheric scientists ponder the effects of geo-engineering the strength of our sun.

Thursday, January 13, 2011  This story may be a hard one to swallow give the recent and coming cold and snowy conditions here in Central New York.

Friday, November 12, 2010  Global warming is a very hot topic of discussion these days and a recent study may put out some of the flames. Researchers at the University of Hawaii have found that the rise in water temperatures associated with global warming doesn’t correlate into an increase in tropical thunderstorms and hurricanes.

Monday, October 25, 2010  In recent years, plenty of headlines have featured some sort of climate change wording. What’s interesting, though, is that while 63 percent of Americans believe global warming is happening, many admit not knowing why.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010  A new approach to understanding climate change is happening in the Amazon Basin.

Thursday, October 14, 2010  We often speculate about what global warming will mean for our local Central New York weather.

Friday, October 08, 2010  Want to know an easy way to outwit climate change?  It’s simple. All you have to do is paint your roof white. “Cool roofs are one of the quickest and lowest-cost ways we can reduce our global carbon emission and begin the hard work of slowing climate change,”

Monday, October 04, 2010  Are more extreme weather events being caused by global warming?

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  We received some research into the CNYcentral Weather Center recently telling us that the water temperature of streams and rivers, at least some streams and rivers in the eastern United States, have shown a significant warming over the past 50+ years.

Monday, August 16, 2010  Essentially, a British economist by the name of Nicholas Stern told the panel incentives will be needed to move nations into a greener way of doing business.

Thursday, August 12, 2010  The fact of the matter is this: the field of meteorology studying climate change is still in its infancy.

Friday, December 18, 2009  The U.N. climate talks are in serious disarray.