Environment
298 million-year-old forest found under Chinese coal mine
American and Chinese scientists have discovered a giant 298-million-year-old forest buried intact under a coal mine near Wuda in Inner Mongolia, China.
Sea lion test to probe declines
Canadian researchers have trained sea lions to take part in an experiment designed to find out why the species is dying out....Climate change threatens tropical birds
A biologist in Utah said As many as 2,500 different bird species could go extinct due to climate change. ...US launches coalition to fight climate change
The United States announced the formation of a coalition to cut short-lived pollutants that speed up warming and harm health....U.N. concludes Year of Forests
Officials at U.N headquarters in New York said The United Nations is wrapping up its Year of Forests highlighting their social and economic value. ...Political leaders play key role in how worried Americans are by climate change
New research finds more than extreme weather events and the work of scientists; it is national political leaders who influence how much Americans worry about the threat of climate change....WMO launches new international information system
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently launched a new international information system to boost data exchange for disaster risk reduction, forecasting, predictions and service delivery for food security and health....