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Hopes for treaty on climate begin to wither
International climate negotiations for a global climate treaty are not producing the required results in the given amount of time left before the Copenhagen conference in December, diminishing the hopes for a resolution at this conference.
Melting Glacier in Italy Gets a Giant Thermal Blanket
In hopes of slowing the rate at which ice is melting in the mountains of northern
Italy, officials have begun covering one their most threatened glaciers with insulating
fabric, creating what is essentially a giant security blanket to help keep the ice from
melting in the summer heat. It may sound a bit unusual, but tests have shown that the
thermal blanket may be just the thing to save the region's glaciers from disappearing
completely, for the time being, at least.
Disputed island disappears beneath sea on India-Bangladesh border
The island of New Moore, an uninhabited territory near the Bay of Bengal between India and Bangladesh, has vanished, according to Indian scientists.