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
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
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, one of the most geologically volatile regions in the world, is becoming increasingly warm, scientists say. In an article published in the Beijing-based Science Times, Shi
Scientists have develoed a new way of tackling global warming - by feeding cattle daily dose of bacteria to stop them from belching out methane as they graze. Cows-and, to a lesser extent, sheep-are
In an effort to mimic the ways of nature, a team of scientists at Ohio University is working on technology that uses algae, sunlight and the natural process of photosynthesis to absorb carbon dioxide
Preparing for renewed international negotiations on cutting levels of heat-trapping gases that may be warming the climate, the United States is proposing that countries get just as much credit for
Hydroelectric power schemes may release more greenhouse gases than large coal-fired power stations.The main source of the greenhouse gas (ghg), according to a report published by the World Commission
Water is everybody's business, especially women's. This was the theme of the just concluded second World Water Forum at the Hague. The Report of the World Commission for Water in the 21st Century,
Researchers at a NOAA's National Climate Data Centre (NCDC) have found evidence that the rate of global warming is accelerating and that in the past 25 years it achieved the rate of two degrees
The Australia Institute has released an analysis of the implications of the 'Australia clause' for the emissions reduction task faced by Australia. According to the official inventory, emissions
U.S. President Bill Clinton said global warming would be the greatest environmental challenge in the new century, warning that greenhouse gas emissions blamed for heating the atmosphere must be
How shrimp cultivation turned a mangrove forest into a saline desert