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Film illustrates how climate change affects ski resorts
Nepal's cabinet to meet at Everest base camp
Dec 1st, 2009 at 11:30AM: Later this week, Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar, along with 26 members of his government, will travel to base camp on Mount Everest, where they'll hold a cabinet meeting to raise awareness of global climate change and the effects it is having on the mountain. Warming temperatures in the Himalaya are causing glaciers to recede at an alarming rate, as rivers and streams dry up across the region. ...Could global warming solve Greenland's problems?
Nov 29th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Melting icecaps could turn Manhattan's streets and avenues into canals someday, but why focus on the negative? This could be a real perk for the 57,000 people who live in Greenland. For now, the Inuit are stuck hunting seals and freezing most of the year. As the permafrost recedes, though -- thoroughly screwing up their environment -- the locals are finding oil and mineral resources. So, the ...Underwater cabinet meeting highlights need to save Maldives
Oct 17th, 2009 at 2:30PM: The president of the Maldives and his cabinet met underwater today to urge global cuts in carbon emissions. The Maldives are a beautiful archipelago of more than 1,000 islands in the Indian Ocean, famous for their clear waters, clean beaches, and coral reefs. But with the majority of the islands standing less than five feet (1.5 meters) above the water line, the whole country could disappear if ...Maldives President proposes green tax for tourists
Sep 12th, 2009 at 11:00AM: The Maldives, an archipelago of over 1000 islands in the Indian Ocean known for their stunning beauty and expensive, luxurious resorts, aren't exactly cheap to visit. And they aren't about to get any cheaper. The President of the Maldives has proposed a $3 per day "green tax" on tourists.
The tax would help fund the President's plans for fighting climate change and for making the Maldives a ...Global warming has a reverse effect on Alaska's state capital
May 18th, 2009 at 7:30PM: You're likely used to hearing about the possibility of cities flooding as sea levels rise, a result of climate change. But in Alaska, that quirky, individualistic state, the reverse is happening - at least in one area. In an article today from the New York Times, Cornelia Dean reports that Juneau, the only US capital not accessible by road, is actually gaining land as a result of glacial melt. ...How global warming could change travel
May 13th, 2009 at 4:30PM: We heard it from Al Gore in "An Inconvenient Truth," and we're hearing it again -- this time from the World Ocean Conference 2009 that is in its third of a five-day conference, taking place in Manado, Indonesia: rising sea levels will likely displace millions of island dwellers in the next twenty years. According to two recent articles in the Conde Nast Portfolio and AFP, the the polar ice caps ...Jalousie Plantation resort brings solar golf carts to St Lucia
Mar 28th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Okay, it's not exactly a cure for cancer, but any initiative that does cut down on fossil fuel reliance still resonates with me. So, I was pretty excited to see that the Jalousie Plantation has adopted a hybrid solar-powered golf cart to move guests around on its 192-acre property ... with no carbon emissions! This is among the first of these environmentally-friendly golf carts in the Caribbean, ...Five More Places To See Before They Are Changed Forever
Feb 26th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Last week we posted a story from CNN.com that named five places to see before climate changed altered them forever. The destinations that made their list included the Great Barrier Reef, the city of New Orleans, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, the Alpine Glaciers in Switzerland, and the Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil. Here are five more amazing places that you should see before they are ...Five Places To See Before Climate Change Ruins Them Forever
Feb 18th, 2009 at 8:00AM: CNN.com has an interesting article naming the five places that everyone should see before they are forever altered by climate change, which is already having an indelible effect on our planet. This list was compiled by Bob Henson, the author of The Rough Guide To Climate Change, who wants to give travelers a heads up on the best places to visit in the near future, as they are also the most likely ...Venice is totally flooded. How about a cheap hotel and some boots?
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Dec 12th, 2008 at 10:00AM: You kind of expect a visit to Venice will include some water. This uniquely Italian city, first settled by the Romans along a chain of islands on the Adriatic Sea, has always been inextricably tied to its watery origins. The city rose to prominence due to its wealthy seafaring merchants, and most iconic images of the town inevitably include a canal vista complete with gondolier, happily serenading ...Where does the Iditarod start? It depends on the weather
Mar 5th, 2008 at 9:20AM: You'd think a race that's been taking place since 1973 would have a starting line that never changes, but that's not the case for the Iditarod -- it has several starts, and some of these change from year to year. The National Historic Iditarod Trail begins right here in Seward (see photo). Originally a mail and supply route, the trail became, in 1925, "a life saving highway for epidemic-stricken ...Yay! It's snowing on Mt. Kilimanjaro
Jan 22nd, 2008 at 3:30PM: The simple fact there was snow during the high season (which is this month and next) for climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro was enough to warrant a front-page feature in this week's travel section of the New York Times. Seeing the white-capped summit--the highest in Africa--is just part of a growing trend of "see it while it's still there" tourism, which Aaron wrote about a few weeks ago. Anyways, it turns ...When's Bangladesh going to disappear?
Jan 21st, 2008 at 9:00AM: The country's the size of Iowa, but has half the population of the entire United States. Oh, and by the way, it could possibly be wiped out in the next century. Here's the thing: Bangladesh happens to be situated at sea level in a region of the world where flooding and monsoons are already a problem. As it stands, each year roughly half the country is under water at one point or another. But ...Greenland's newest tourist attraction: Water!
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Dec 30th, 2007 at 10:00AM: It's not so often that a radio station showcases a photo gallery. But times are changing and NPR is stepping up its already stellar website with some cool video and slide shows. I point this out because of a recent story that NPR did on the melting of Greenland. "So what," you might say, "ice melts. But when ice melts in Greenland, the rest of the world needs to be concerned. According to the ...Better book those diving trips fast
Dec 13th, 2007 at 9:32PM: This week's issue of Science is devoted to coral reefs, specifically the dire condition they're in and the dangers they face. Not sure if anyone else here reads the magazine as religiously as me (give me a shout-out if you do), but they do a great job in highlighting the fast-eroding plight of the world's coral. Did you know that global warming, disease, and humans have already destroyed 20% of ...Welcome to Tulip Island
Dec 10th, 2007 at 10:15PM: The threat of rising sea-levels is getting a few people excited as they plan and plot new artificial islands. Then again it could just be canny developers with an eye on making megabucks.
The go-ahead Arab supercity of Dubai is leading the pack with developments like the Palms and the World, but now the idea is taking hold in perennially low-lying countries like the Netherlands.
A new island ...Non ski resorts: Gearing up for a future without snow
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Dec 4th, 2007 at 10:30AM: This is slightly scary but not entirely unexpected. According to a New York Times report, ski resorts in Europe are making the necessary adjustments to continue attracting people to the resorts after global warming has all but eliminated the possibility to ski. Resorts are already investing in more snow making machines, but this alone won't solve the problem. Instead, in places like the Swiss ...A Bittersweet Reminder of Global Warming
Nov 25th, 2007 at 8:37PM: Excuse my absence from Gadling for the last couple of months. but I've been discovering what's new and different in the South Island of New Zealand for the next edition of Lonely Planet's guide to my home country. Normally my LP ventures with laptop and notebook take me overseas, but it's been kind of cool to poke around off the beaten track in my own backyard.
Between being surprised by the ...GADLING TAKE FIVE: Week of October 20-26
Oct 26th, 2007 at 12:54AM: The time of year when there is a convergence of holidays is upon us. Halloween is in less than a week away. My son couldn't wait to carve our pumpkins so, now they are rotting on our porch. And here Matthew's already brought up Christmas in his post on fuzzy breast-shaped toys, all the rage in Japan. In addition to the Halloween build-up, and the beginning hum of holidays yet to come, I've noticed ...
