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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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
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Bacteria 'hasten climate change'
A Swedish scientist working in the Arctic circel says he believes he has found a way in which nature is speeding up the rate of global warming. Dr. Kim Holmen says more carbon dioxide (CO2) is being