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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Farmer's water-wise ways-bid to beat climate change
UK farmers are spending money on reservoirs, ponds, irrigation systems and hi-tech monitoring equipment in a bid to beat the threat of climate change, according to a new survey. Nearly two-thirds of
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BP, Ford give $20 million for Princeton University emissions study
BP Amoco Plc, the world's No.3 publicly traded oil company, and Ford Motor Co. said they will give Princeton University $20 million over 10 years to study ways to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from
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Not all climate chnge bad : Southern and eastern Europeans are likely to suffer from climate changes predicted over the next century, while their northern neighbors are expected to reap advantages
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Prescott says floods are 'wake-up call' for emergency planning
John Prescott signalled massive Government investment to cope with extreme weathere conditions caused by global warming. The Deputy Prime Minister ordered an urgent review for dealing with
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Gore knocks Bush on environment;Bush attacks over 'leadership'
Trying to fend off rivals on both his left and right, Vice President Al Gore is touting his environmental record and saying Texas Gov. George W. Bush will not address global warming. Gore, the
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Co2 plan partially rejected
A Japanese government plan to attain up to 3.7 percent of its total 6 percent carbon dioxide reduction through forest absorption has been partly rejected, a document released on the Web site of a
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US carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.3 pct in 1999-EIA
U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, a major part of ++greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, increased 1.3 percent last year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said yesterday. American
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Warming will ruin economies, report says
Global warming could cause a massive economic decline across at least 13 tiny Pacific nations in the next 20 years, a new Greenpeace report forecasts. The report, warns that if global warming
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Global warming to blame for monsoon rains here, study finds
Global warming has made Israel's climate more extreme-with an overall decline in rainfall, but also more instances of very heavy rainfall within a short period of time, according to a new study by
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US carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.3 pct in 1999-EIA
U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, a major part of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, increased 1.3 percent last year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration