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
Climate Change
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Jaundice arrives early
it is only May, but Delhi is already under the grip of jaundice and diarrhoea. Such water-borne diseases generally happen during mid summer but the number of cases have already started rising.
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Cool predictions
The link between Atlantic temperatures and an atmospheric effect that influence winters could lead to prediction of stormy winters in Europe
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Managing El Nino
Although researchers have improved on their skills to predict extreme climate changes like the El Ni o, they still have a long way to go
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Nasa spacecraft finds Mars surface with deep southern crater
Nasa's Global Survey craft which is mapping Mars' surface identified a crater so deep that it could swallow up Mount Everest and a slope that goes from the south to the
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Some changes in the wind?
Scientists have long been convinced that global warming, whether natural or caused by human action, would amount to much more than a simple, uniform rise in temperature. One response of the climate
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Mobil, Exxon like oil, water on air pollution
At a private meeting in February a group of environmentally minded investors were all set to battle with Mobil Corp. over global warming issues. Then Mobil floored them. Within economic limits, " a
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British birds extend ranges to beat global warming
British birds are spreading their wings andextending their range northwards to beat global warming, scientists said. In the past 20 years many birds have pushed their northern boundaries by an
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Brussels warns on emissions
The European Commission called on European Union countries to strengthen measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions after warning they could rise in the next few years. An analysis of the EU's
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Ford to cut emissions on pickup truck line
Ford Motor Co. said it would cut smog-forming emissions starting this fall on its entire North American pickup truck line, a move that makes it the only major automaker to convert most of its light
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U.S. DOE okays pure energy's new 'p-series' fuel
The U.S. Department of Energy saidit approved privately held New York-based Pure Energy Corp.'s new "P-series" fuel as an alternative fuel for use in federal and state government vehicle fleets. The