global warming
Climate pledges: Who’s doing what?
Environment
November 22, 2015
Climate pledges: Who’s doing what?
With one week to go to a crucial global warming summit, 170 countries have submitted pledges for greenhouse gas (GHG)…
Getting that sinking feeling in tortuous UN climate talks
Environment
November 18, 2015
Getting that sinking feeling in tortuous UN climate talks
Abdullahi Majeed was a young delegate for the Maldives when low-lying island states warned for the first time in 1989…
Global warming: What if we do nothing?
Environment
November 17, 2015
Global warming: What if we do nothing?
If mankind fails to curtail global warming, we will have to deal with fallout ranging from massive refugee crises and…
Experts predict CO2 levels will hit historic high in 2016
Environment
November 11, 2015
Experts predict CO2 levels will hit historic high in 2016
The UN weather agency has announced that carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are likely to reach unprecedented levels next year, leading…
Melting Arctic ice cap could alter global thermostat: expert
Environment
November 10, 2015
Melting Arctic ice cap could alter global thermostat: expert
The Arctic ice cap is melting faster than ever before, threatening to push so much fresh water into the North…
Earth-warming greenhouse gas concentrations hit record high in 2014: UN
Environment
November 9, 2015
Earth-warming greenhouse gas concentrations hit record high in 2014: UN
Concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new high in 2014, the UN said…
Ministers seek convergence on climate rescue pact
Environment
November 8, 2015
Ministers seek convergence on climate rescue pact
More than 60 environment and energy ministers tasked with inking a global pact in December to rein in climate change,…
Climate curbs will slow temperature rise; more needed for 2C goal: UN
Environment
October 31, 2015
Climate curbs will slow temperature rise; more needed for 2C goal: UN
Plans by about 150 countries to curb greenhouse gas emissions will slow climate change this century but they need to…
Global warming threatens iconic snow leopard
Environment
October 23, 2015
Global warming threatens iconic snow leopard
Melting ice in a warming world threatens to further shrink the habitat of the snow leopard, adding to illegal hunting…
Blankets cover Swiss glacier in vain effort to halt icemelt
Environment
September 15, 2015
Blankets cover Swiss glacier in vain effort to halt icemelt
From afar, the Rhone glacier looks pristine, but on closer inspection the surface is covered with white blankets to slow…