US-China showdown looms over climate talks; UN chief urges end to ‘finger-pointing’

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Restive Mayon volcano in central Philippines oozes lava; thousands of residents moved

20,000 evacuated as Philippine volcano oozes lava

Gore at climate talks: New studies suggest summertime Arctic ice cap may vanish in 5-7 years

Gore: Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 years

COPENHAGEN — New computer modeling suggests the Arctic Ocean may be nearly ice-free in the summertime as early as 2014, Al Gore said Monday at the U.N. climate conference. This new projection, following several years of dramatic retreat by polar sea ice, suggests that the ice cap may nearly vanish in the summer much sooner than the year 2030, as was forecast by a U.S. government agency eight months ago.

Explaining the basics of the Copenhagen climate summit

Explaining basics of the Copenhagen climate summit

Scientists: Climate talks aim too low, even without impact of ‘hugely important’ methane

Scientists: Climate talks aim too low for target

Vitriol shows in climate scientist e-mails

Vitriol shows in climate scientist e-mails

Governments turn to cloud seeding to fight drought, but money and science pose obstacles

Governments turn to cloud seeding to fight drought

Climate-change skeptics emboldened by e-mail uproar at key moment in global warming debate

Protesters rally outside the White House
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US Sen. Jim Inhofe says he opposes proposed 17 percent reduction in emissions

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Tempers rise on leaked document at climate summit; new data shows a hot decade;

Leaked document stirs anger at climate summit

At UN climate summit, new data shows a hot decade; tempers rise on leaked document

UN: 2000-2009 could be Earth’s warmest decade ever

World assembles at historic meeting to debate Earth’s climate, with boost from Obama

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
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On climate, lost decade now leads to final chance, ‘last’ decade, scientists say

Decade of 2000s was warmest ever, scientists say

Upbeat UN officials see world closing in on greenhouse targets on eve of climate summit

UN sees world closing in on greenhouse targets

AP Interview: UN climate chief says hacked e-mails damaged image of science on global warming

UN climate chief: Hacked e-mails are damaging

Thousands of climate change protesters to take to London streets ahead of Copenhagen summit

Climate change protesters take to London streets

Key dates in the unfolding story of a warming planet

Key dates in unfolding story of warming planet

UN climate change panel to do its own probe into e-mails leaked from UK university

United Nations to probe climate e-mail leak

University of East Anglia says it will investigate whether climate data was manipulated

UK University to probe integrity of climate data

AP Interview: UN official calls for more money for poor nations to deal with climate change

UN official calls for funds for climate change

UK climate research center says scientist at center of e-mail scandal to temporarily step down

UK climate scientist to temporarily step down

Pressure on China, India to offer detailed proposals ahead of UN climate talks in Copenhagen

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