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Looks at the signs and evidence of the impact of global warming on the Arctic region. Description of the global warming impact on the Arctic region; Scientists who have documented the unprecedented thawing of permafrost in the Arctic region; Information on the changing flora and fauna in the Arctic region; Impact of global warming on the wildlife in the Arctic region.

This article presents the author's view that the U.S. Congress, especially the Republican membership, needs to begin working together to reform energy policy to protect the world from damage caused by carbon dioxide pollution of the atmosphere. Members of the Republican Party must embrace the body of climate science and begin to address the threat of global warming with other members of Congress. The author also suggests that Americans need to find ways to convince legislators to work together.

In this article the author discusses the difficult situation that U.S. President Barack Obama faces as he begins his first term. Not only must he deal with an economic recession and huge national debt, but he must take steps to begin resolution of the climatic changes that are going to occur in the future. Climate scientist James Hansen believes that global warming is dramatically ahead of schedule and that there is a limited time frame in which remedial measures can be taken to reduce greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide emissions.

This article discusses the United States energy policy under President George W. Bush's administration. In spite of Bush's campaign promise to require power companies to reduce global warming, he has changed his policy so that it favors the fossil-fuel industry. The article discusses how the policy has led to high energy prices, a weak dollar, and a recession. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker warned of the negative effect on the economy from the lack of a plan to deal with climate change. The author believes that the U.S. economy will be revived by a plan to solve both the energy and climate crises.

The article presents an editorial on the U.S. news media's coverage of global warming. The author argues that the U.S. news media is too concerned with shallow, inconsequential stories to properly cover global warming news. The author believes that the failure of major media outlets to cover researcher Wieslaw Maslowski's announcement that the Arctic could be ice-free in the summer of 2013 is reprehensible.

The article presents an editorial about global warming. The author bemoans that, despite abundant evidence and acknowledgment of global warming, people are largely doing noting in response. The author believes that it is ridiculous that people listen to skeptics in the media rather than the thousands of scientists studying global warming.

The article presents an editorial discussing temperature change in Greenland. The author discusses the Jakobshavn Fjörd, which is near the village of Ilulissat in Greenland. The area has seen a nine degree Fahrenheit rise in temperature in the past two decades. As the glacier melts, meltwater runs off to low-lying areas to create vast meltwater lakes. The creation of these lakes actually speed further melting by absorbing sunlight and increasing glacial temperature.

The article offers an editorial concerning attacks leveled against conservationists. The author relates the story of Richard Cizik, leader of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), who was verbally attacked for urging his followers to take action against global warming. The author also discusses attacks against former U.S. Vice President, and outspoken environmentalist, Al Gore.

The article presents an editorial on the endangerment of wildlife by global warming. The author discusses the melting of polar ice, and its effect on the polar bear population. The author discusses groups including Native American councils and Evangelical Christian organizations that are taking action against global climate change.

The article looks at music and conservation and focuses on the song "I Need to Wake Up," by Melissa Etheridge. The author states that Etheridge's song will inspire a new generation of college students who are deeply troubled by the prospect of living with the consequences of global warming. Etheridge also wrote a song for the motion picture "An Inconvenient Truth." According to the article, through Etheridge's music she has taken a bold stand on global warming and challenged us all to see the truth about the future.

This article discusses America's use of fossil fuels and the effect of such use on greenhouse gas pollution, national security, economy and the future. Few Americans and few Washington political leaders comprehend how very little time we have left to act before we lose control of global warming. Within our children's lifetime the planet, under current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, will hit a tipping point that can trigger runaway global warming. Scientists say that we have less than 10 years to curb carbon dioxide emissions. Definite plans for use of biofuels, updated fuel-efficiency standards for motor vehicles, cutting of carbon dioxide emissions by new electric power plants, and many other solutions must be created. Americans must take the lead so that its Congress will act to formulate a national energy policy.

The article presents information on the aims, objectives and formation of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). It informs that Jay Norwood Darling, who served as chief of the U.S. biological survey launched the organization to wake up the U.S. to the plight of nature. The organization was formed to motivate U.S. government to act on behalf of wildlife's future. Darling was also a leading a federal effort to restore acres of lands to improve habitat for some of the endangered species. The article also reflects on the environmental realities as stated by the organization. It warns the public regarding buildup of global warming pollution in the atmosphere. It has an adverse effect on the climate. It also cautions about many of America's great waters and lands that have been altered to the ecological breaking point. The organization also urges people to take bold actions to confront the new environmental hazards to make difference for the future of wildlife. NWF member can be a vital link in this effort. They can help the organization inspire Americans of every walk of life to join it in this fight.

The article presents a discussion on global warming. Global warming is no longer just a matter of scientific intrigue. Today, it is much more than a distant concern. It is a reality that must be addressed with a sense of urgency. Its consequences are already being felt by millions around the world. It is an accepted scientific understanding that the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum coupled with the destruction of forests has lead to the ensuing 36 percent increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide buildup is triggering a profound change in the global climate system.

The article focuses on the widespread damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana and other Gulf Coast areas. Many experts believe the massive hurricane and the widespread damage it caused may have resulted in part from a collision of two environmental problems that continue unabated--global warming, which may have increased the power of the storm, and ill-conceived development, which has permanently damaged the Mississippi Delta and the coastal wetlands that long served as buffers against nature's fury. Before streams in the delta were lined with levees, the rivers brought in silt that continuously replenished the land. After levees were constructed, however, the rivers stopped depositing new soil, which instead flowed out into the Gulf of Mexico, suffocating marine life across a vast area now known as the Dead Zone. Hurricanes are powered by moisture rising from warm seas. The warmer the water, the stronger the hurricane. Climatologists have long feared that as global warming heats the oceans, hurricanes will become more severe.