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A detailed computer modeling study released today indicates that oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico might soon extend along thousands of miles of the Atlantic coast and open ocean as early as this summer. The modeling results are captured in a series of dramatic animations produced by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and collaborators.

(17 photos total - click on each photo to see the Before and After effect) - Started in Sydney, Australia in 2007, Earth Hour quickly grew into a global observance.

Global warming will wreck attempts to save the Amazon rainforest, according to a devastating new study which predicts that one-third of its trees will be killed by even modest temperature rises. Data from Nasa's Terra and Aqua satellites are helping scientists to map the rate at which plant life on Earth absorbs carbon out of the atmosphere.

A group of young men organized a bike tour in Yerevan dedicated to the protection of Teghut forests.

By RAY LILLEY, Associated Press Writer Ray Lilley, Associated Press Writer
Mon Jan 26, 7:18 am ET