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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All Arctic ice to melt, by end of century
The Arctic ice layer is melting faster than expected and could disapper entirely by end of the century, threatening Polar species but also paving way for new economic opportunities, according to two
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Warming may dry up supplies agency warns
Global warming may dry up farm supplies, agency warns Yomiuri if global warming continues due to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, semi arid regions may become much drier, seriously
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N.Jersey first state to set GHG target
New Jersey became the first state in the U.S. to set its own target for cutting the greenhouse gases believed to be changing the Earth's climate. "No one else has taken this step," said Robert Shinn,
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Greenhouse gas agreement in danger
Downer : Australia has expressed concern for the first time that the international agenda to cut greenhouse gas emissions from 2002 could founder.It fears political resistance in the US due to the
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World Bank fund to trade emissions may be expanded
The World Bank is planning to expand its Prototype Carbon Fund, an emissions-trading venture aimed at encouraging investment in projects to reduce greenhouse gases in developing
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Clinton warning on global warming
To celebrate Earth Day today, Mr Bill Clinton announced two new initiatives to combat global warming, warning that if ignored rising temperatures could mean more violent storms and flooding. He also
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Global-warming study shows man is to blame
An early draft of an intently awaited report from the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change contains no surprises about the prospect of continued global warming, and comes to approximately the
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Inuit way of life threatened by global warming
For Arctic residents, signs of global warming are everywhere and already threatening the traditional way of life: thinner ice, melting permafrost and ominous visits from robins. "The old-timers . . .
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A Global Warming Affirmation
An early draft of an intently awaited report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) contains no surprises about the prospect of continued global warming, and comes to approximately
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New catalyst cleans up diesel exhaust
The National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research in Japan has developed a new catalyst that it says is very efficient at removing nitrogen-oxide contaminants from diesel exhaust. The new