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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Carbon dioxide is not main reason for global warming says research
Studies by a prominent campaigner for carbon dioxide cuts says that non-CO2 gases are the main cause of current global warming trends.Research by Dr. James E. Hansen, a principal author of one of the
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Cars and not Cows are causing rising ammonia emissions, say researchers
Cars may be the main source of haze-inducing ammonia, rather than livestock, as previously thought, according to research presented at the 220th national meeting of the American Chemical
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The UK and India team up to study climate change
A research programme examining the impacts of climate change in India has been launched by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) and the Indian Ministry of the
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Fresh warning on global warming
US and British experts sounded a fresh global warming alert on Thursday, saying humanity had triggered rapid climate change and must now act fast to help prevent environmental
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BP Australia offer customers a chance to offest pollution
Motorists will be able to help offset car pollution in a new program by BP Australia. Customers who feel strongly about environmental protection will be able to make a direct contribution to
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European drivers ignore appeal
Traffic crawled at its usual place through many European cities as motorists gave a thumbs down to an appeal to leave their cars at home for a day and go to work by foot, bicycle or public
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Environmental groups launch climate change web site
A coalition of 16 environmental organizations has launched a Web site that people around the world can use to e-mail world leaders expressing their concern about global warming. According to a press
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Argentine groups oppose climate change tree planting project
The proposal of a German non-profit organization, Prima Klima to plant a forest in Argentina has generated opposition in the South American country. It has become a test case of how successfully
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Stronger sun in blamed for global warming
Scientists have dismissed claims that taxing fuel will stop global warming, because new evidence shows it is caused mainly by the sun. The research, some of it by the European Space Agency (ESA),
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Historical records provide a growing sense of global warmth
An international team of scientists sifting through historical records has found unusual evidence for long-term global warming:Many lakes and rivers in the Northern Hemisphere typically freeze over a