State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Climate Change
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Suit seeks protection for 750 miles of Arizona rivers
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) has filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service for its failure to protect 57 of Arizona's rivers and streams that have been identified as potential additions
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Climate change prompts wildlife rethink
The UK 's leading wildlife charities are considering radical changes in their approach to nature conservation to cope with the threat from climate change. A new report predicts that maintaining rare
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Let's be sensible and slow global warming down
Not much can be defined initially by the estimate of the Worldwide Fund for Nature, a strong advocate of Kyoto, which points out that what has been agreed to will reduce the rate of emission of
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Climate change a challenge for fisheries - analysts
Global climate change may depress fish stocks in a sector already struggling with overfishing and rising consumption, marine scientists said yesterday. "One of the big challenges is the relationship
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Ganvi hydel project opened
One more feather was added in the field of hydel generation, when Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal dedicated the 22.5 MW Ganvi hydel project to the people coiinciding with the
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Climate change policy to hurt NZ forestry - report
Plans for New Zealand to embrace climate change policies will hurt the country's substantial forestry industry, a report commissioned by the forestry sector and the NZ government said today. While
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Poland's gift to Jamnagar
As a mark of gratitude to a place that gave refuge to numerous polish survivors of the World War II, Poland has "gifted" Rs 2.4 crores to Jamnagar to help the city boost its drinking water supply.
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Study says major quake 'overdue' in the Himalayas
Nations in the Himalayan region are at risk of a massive earthquake that could devastate large urban areas in Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan, a study published in the renowned American
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Mild Tokyo winters reflect global warming
In Tokyo the average number of days with sub-freezing temperatures decreased by 95 percent over the course of the 20th century, reflecting the advance of global warming, according to the
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Atmosphere, not oceans, carries heat to the poles
A new data analysis shows that the atmosphere redistributes as much heat from the tropics to the poles each year as would be produced by a million of the world's biggest power stations, generating