Science News of the Week 12/3

Post date: Nov 26, 2012 2:40:00 PM

Carbon dioxide emissions hit global record high in 2011

Ice sheets melting at poles faster than before

2012 among 10 hottest years

Click here for an excellent animation showing how tectonic plates move along with a convection cell

Find the epicenters and magnitudes of the latest earthquakes here.

Find the volcanoes that are erupting right now here.

What are transportation engineers saying about how towns and cities need to adapt to the changing climate?

Here's the facts on endangered species in Massachusetts