Earth and Enviornment News: Page 9

Lungs of Europe Burning (May 31, 2005): Scientists are concerned about fire and logging destroying the Siberian taiga, also known as the "lungs of Europe.

2004 Sumatra Quake Vibrated Entire Planet (May 20, 2005): Last year's massive earthquake near Sumatra which generated the killer tsunami was also the longest earthquake ever recorded.

Stop Global Warming With Giant Fresnel Lens (April 12, 2005): Gregory Benford, a science fiction author and professor of plasma physics and astrophysics at the University of California, has introduced a plan to stop global warming.

Human's Activities Threaten Earth's Future (March 31, 2005): The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment found that about 60 percent of the ecosystem services that support life on Earth are being degraded or being used unsustainably.

Scientists Find Mass Extinction Cycles (March 10, 2005): SFGate.

James Baker: Take Global Warming Seriously (March 4, 2005): Former U.

World Population To Soar (February 27, 2005): A new report from the United Nations Population Division finds that the global population is projected to soar 40% to 9.