As 12,000 people gathered in Balito begin framing a global response to Earth's warming climate, efforts to close a deal that would slow destruction of tropical forests appear to be one prospect for a concrete achievement from the assemblage. Read more
November 30th marked the end of the 2007 hurricane season. For the second year in a row the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) forecast too many storms. NOAA had predicted there would be seven to nine hurricanes, three to five major hurricanes and 13-17 "named storms." The season ended with just five hurricanes, two of which were major (category three or above) and 14 named storms. The only category NOAA got right was "named storms."
