Concerns over climate change
Scientists have expressed concern over the consequences of global climate change which has resulted in the accumulation of green house gases like carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere. On the
Scientists have expressed concern over the consequences of global climate change which has resulted in the accumulation of green house gases like carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere. On the
The first chink in the European Union's united stance on fighting climate change opened this week when Italy said it was unhappy with a draft declaration on the Kyoto protocol, EU diplomats said
Mountain glaciers, which are more sensitive to changes in climate than polar ice, have been found to have been receding over the past decade, following research by the United States Geological Survey
Impurities trapped in ancient glacial or polar ice and used by researchers to draw up a picture of past climates can actually migrate considerable distances, providing false data. A team of
Experts have told a conference on climate change that the planning, design and construction industries are risking billions of pounds of potential and avoidable damage if they continue to ignore the
Children in the US suffer lower IQ levels even at acceptable levels of lead in the blood <br>
Let the Bhure Lal Committee decide on what qualifies to be a clean fuel, says the Supreme Court<br>
GHGs raise ocean temperatures<br>
The ice sheets covering the Arctic seas have thinned noticeably over the last seven years, most likely as a result of global warming, said a Norwegian explorer who has just skied alone across the top
Earlier in May, Bianca Jagger helped to launch a "Stop Esso" campaign. She urged consumers to shun Esso's products until its Texas-based parent company, Exxon Mobil, changes its position on global
Skeptics who say global warming can be offset by planting trees have been dealt a blow by new scientific evidence which suggests forests are of very limited use in tackling the problem. The view
Two pieces of new research have found that the US government's probable centrepiece for its climate change proposals, the use of 'carbon sinks', are far less effective than originally thought.
According to research by greenhouse gas management company, Greenergy, out of 50 UK companies surveyed, only 26 reported comprehensively on greenhouse gas emissions, with many companies missing out
The Mapping of a glacier in Ice-land by two United Kingdom universities shows that it is receding and could be facing a catastrophic collapse. Using geomorphology mapping and digital cartography
A New study by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, has dramatically elevated the importance and influence of oceanic whitecaps on global
The United States, as the world's biggest polluter, has a special responsibility to help fight global warming and promote conservation, UN Secretary Genral Kofi Annan has said. "The United States,
With the sharp rise in inflation in the euro-zone (12 E.U. countries which have adopted 'euro' as common currency) during April, the European Commission is pushing for a programme of sustainable
Finance and environment minister from the United States and other industrial nations agreed on Thursday to resume international negotiations on climate change, even though Washington made it clear
Science and technology minister Murli Manohar Joshi on Friday expressed grave concern over the ice-sheet melting in the Antarctica region which, he said can inundate vast areas of the world in
The determination of the United States bypass the Kyoto accord on global warming cast a pall this week over a meeting of industrialised nations seeking to agree on new moves to combat climate change.