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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Yes, you're right
it's getting hotter: Been feeling hot under the collar for the past few weeks? You're not imagining it. Most of south-eastern Australia has been baking in above-average temperatures, with some parts
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Horticulturists worried by climate change levy
A government minister will meet the National Farmers' Union this week to discuss fears to horticultural industry about the impact of the planned climate change levy. The move was disclosed by
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Death by global warming
Death by global warming could become a reality in the very near future, some ecologists have warned. Although coroners will not write it officially on a death certificate, these scientists predict
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DoE to protect California's water supply from uranium tailings
The US Department of Energy (DoE) is to clean up 10.5 million tonnes of uranium mill tailings deposited on the bank of the Colorado River in Moab, Utah. The DoE has agreed to clean up the 33.5m-high
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EU has failed to take a lead in international climate change negotiations
The EU may dream of leading the world toward ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, but thus far it has failed to offer the progressive leadership required, says a
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'Hole' truth on global warming
An unusual experiment using hundreds of boreholes has added powerful new evidence about the much-feared phenomenon of global warming, the British scientific weekly Nature reported. Heat radiates
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Global warming
It's not an exact science, but it's science all the same: Few issues in science are as controversial as global warming. The debate over climate change has become so contentious that many experts
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Head banging
Termites under attack from fungi send out an alarm signal warning the rest of the colony, says James Traniello, who studied the termites along with his colleagues at Boston University, USA.
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Promising rain
If a team of scientists are to be believed, it will rain even in the desert. A joint project of National Aeronautics and Space Research, USA, and the Israel Space Agency say seeding clouds with
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Car ban on holy day
In a bid to combat air pollution, authorities in Italy have banned the use of cars on Sundays