Northern hemisphere is getting greener
Over the past 21 years, parts of the northern hemisphere have become much greener than they used to be. Using satellite data, researchers from Boston University and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Space station eclipses most other objects in sky
The International Space Station, a research outpost being assembled 240 miles above Earth, is rapidly becoming one of the brightest objects in the night sky.With this week's addition of a giant set
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Dubya's next showdown
George W. Bush has yet to decide what, if any thing, he will do to combat global warming. But he believes the Kyoto treaty is fatally flawed because it doesn't require developing countries to limit
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Global warming may bring new variety of class action
Taking a cue from broad-based class-action lawsuits like those filed on behalf of Holocaust survivors or against tobacco companies, a group of environmental lawyers is exploring novel legal
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EU Nice meet to mull climate talks restart - report
European heads of government meeting in the French city of Nice this week will try to thrash out a plan to revive last month's failed climate change talks, the Independent on Sunday newspaper said.If
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Asia, Australia facing more extreme weather
Rising sea levels and melting ice sheets around polar caps are being blamed for the worst floods to hit Asia and Australia in 50 to 100 years.As new floods hit Indonesia and Australia, Indonesia,
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McCain, Lieberman criticise Bush global warming stand
Republican Sen. John Mccain and Democrat Joseph Lieberman teamed up to criticise President George W. Bush's approach to dealing with global warming, calling for mandatory limits on greenhouse gases.
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Fresh row erupts over Delhi Metro Rail standard gauge
The Delhi government has decided in favour of standard gauge for running the Delhi Metro Rail and has referred this matter to the Centre. Delhi government also announced that the metro will become
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Global warming threatens ozone
Global warming could compromise efforts to fix the ozone hole by 2050, causing the ambitious goal to slip by more than 30 years despite progress towards scrapping ozone-destroying chemicals,
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The mercury's rising
A warmer world doesn't sound so bad. Until you learn that it may, paradoxically, bring an ice age : a
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Reneging on the Kyoto Protocol
The presence of certain trace gases in the atmosphere enables it to act like a greenhouse. An increase in the concentration to these greenhouse gases (GHGs) causes an enhanced greenhouse effect and a
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G-77 pledge to ratify Kyoto pact
A 133-Nation bloc of developing nations said on Thursday there are enough key countries to ratify the Kyoto treaty on global warming without the US, but the pact would be stronger with Washington.To
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National interests to dictate Kyoto ratification: Howard
Visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Friday that his country will decide on the basis of national interests whether to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, even if Japan goes ahead without
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Industry pleased with Bonn pact, but emission targets still a chore
Japanese industry is apparently welcoming the latest international agreement on rules for implementing the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,especially since Japan got more than it
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Earth's becoming a greener greenhouse
NASA satellite data suggest that for more than two decades there's a gradual greening of the northern latitudes of Earth. Researches confirm that plant life seen above 40 degrees north latitude,
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New dinosaur fossil supports link to birds
Researchers have unearthed what could be the smallest fossil ever of an adult dinosaur: a crow-size creature that could help prove the theory that birds evolved from little dinosaurs.The
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Despite pact, activists say Norton has a way to go
US Interior Secretary Gale Norton has struck an agreement with four environmental groups to speed federal protection for 29 plant and animal species, taking a step toward her oft-stated goals of
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Clinton seeks climate deal this year-German report
US President Bill Clinton has approached the European Union to propose a quick resumption of climate change talks aimed at securing a deal on cutting global greenhouse gas emissions, a German
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Business waits after climate pact fiasco
The failure of U.N. climate talks has dashed business hopes for clear rules over potentially lucrative technology transfer to the developing world and the emerging market of trading greenhouse gas
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Report on climate change for insurers launched
BRE's Risk Sciences Centre has produced a report for the insurance industry entitled The Implications of Climate Change for Insurers - an update, and the outlook to 2020. The report to be launched in