State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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G-77 pledge to ratify Kyoto pact
A 133-Nation bloc of developing nations said on Thursday there are enough key countries to ratify the Kyoto treaty on global warming without the US, but the pact would be stronger with Washington.To
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National interests to dictate Kyoto ratification: Howard
Visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Friday that his country will decide on the basis of national interests whether to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, even if Japan goes ahead without
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Industry pleased with Bonn pact, but emission targets still a chore
Japanese industry is apparently welcoming the latest international agreement on rules for implementing the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,especially since Japan got more than it
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Earth's becoming a greener greenhouse
NASA satellite data suggest that for more than two decades there's a gradual greening of the northern latitudes of Earth. Researches confirm that plant life seen above 40 degrees north latitude,
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New dinosaur fossil supports link to birds
Researchers have unearthed what could be the smallest fossil ever of an adult dinosaur: a crow-size creature that could help prove the theory that birds evolved from little dinosaurs.The
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Despite pact, activists say Norton has a way to go
US Interior Secretary Gale Norton has struck an agreement with four environmental groups to speed federal protection for 29 plant and animal species, taking a step toward her oft-stated goals of
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Clinton seeks climate deal this year-German report
US President Bill Clinton has approached the European Union to propose a quick resumption of climate change talks aimed at securing a deal on cutting global greenhouse gas emissions, a German
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Business waits after climate pact fiasco
The failure of U.N. climate talks has dashed business hopes for clear rules over potentially lucrative technology transfer to the developing world and the emerging market of trading greenhouse gas
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Report on climate change for insurers launched
BRE's Risk Sciences Centre has produced a report for the insurance industry entitled The Implications of Climate Change for Insurers - an update, and the outlook to 2020. The report to be launched in
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Sun's warming influence 'under-estimated'
Scientists at Armagh Observatory claim a unique weather record could show that the Sun has been the main contributor to global warming over the past two centuries. I suspect that the greenhouse lobby