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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North Pole is melting, experts say after visit
The North Pole is melting. The thick ice that has for ages covered the Arctic Ocean at the pole has turned to water, recent visitors there say. At least for the time being, an ice-free patch of ocean
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Targeting the worst emissions
An influential expert on global warming who for nearly 20 years has pressed countries to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases now says the emphasis on carbon
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Scientists cut through the clouds to see shifting Arctic ice
NASA researchers have new insights into the mysteries of Arctic sea ice, thanks to the unique abilities of Canada's RADARSAT satellite. The Arctic is the smallest of the world's four oceans, but it
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Emissions at risk from immigration
High population growth driven by immigration will undermine Australia's efforts to reduce its greenhouse emissions, says a study by the sustainable development think tank, the Australia Institute.
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SRF gets first tranche of World Bank loan to phase out CFCs
SRF has received Rs 23.09 crore as compensation for phasing out the production of chloro fluoro carbons
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EU on track to meet Kyoto CO2 target - official
The European Union is on target to meet its international commitment to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that are thought to cause climate change, an EU official said yesterday. A
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Water level at Rawal dam receding fast
The residents of the Rawalpindi city have to face another worst kind of water crisis as the water level at Rawal dam is fast receding. The dam reservoirs generally remain packed to capacity
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Himalayan ice cores reveal climate warning
Scientists report that ice cores drilled through a glacier more than six kilometres up in the Himalayan Mountains--the highest cores ever retrieved--show that the last 50 years were the warmest in
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Ages-old Polar icecap is melting, scientists find
The thick ice that has for ages covered theArctic Ocean at the pole has turned to water, recent visitors there reported yesterday. "It was totally unexpected," said Dr. James J. McCarthy, an
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Study proposes new strategy to stem global warming
An influential expert on globalwarming who for nearly 20 years has pressed countries to cut emissions of carbon dioxide andother heat-trapping greenhouse gases now says the emphasis on carbon dioxide