10% of country’s glaciers could vanish
Depletion in, what is, the nation’s gushing resource today, would be the most likely scenario it could expect in not so distant future. This was based on the findings of Brigham Young University’s professor,
Depletion in, what is, the nation’s gushing resource today, would be the most likely scenario it could expect in not so distant future. This was based on the findings of Brigham Young University’s professor,
A U.N. report on rising greenhouse gas emissions reminded world governments on Wednesday that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goal of limiting global warming to 2°C (3.6°F). The report by the U.N. Environment Programme, released just days ahead of a major climate conference, said the concentration of heat-trapping greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is up about 20 per cent since 2000.
THE World Bank has warned the planet is on track to warm by 4 degrees this century, leading to more extreme heat waves, lower crop yields and increased flooding, possibly as early as 2060. In a report
Says 10.7% of S Asia’s agricultural land will be exposed to inundation Since the 2009 UNFCCC conference, the global climate talks have accepted the scientific view that the increase in global temperature should be kept within a 2°C radius of pre-industrial times, towards which “deep cuts in global emissions are required”. But so far from deep have these cuts been that a new World Bank report, 'Turn Down the Heat', warns that even if current mitigation commitments and pledges are fully implemented, there is a roughly 20% likelihood of the world warming by more than 4°C by 2100, with a 10% chance of 4°C being exceeded as early as the 2060s.
World Resources Institute identifies 1,200 coal plants in planning across 59 countries, with about three-quarters in China and India More than 1,000 coal-fired power plants are being planned worldwide,
WB report states how climate change to hit Bangladesh; warns poorest countries to be worst sufferers As a consequence of climate charge, the sea level will rise by up to 3 feet in Bangladesh, where
- All nations will suffer the effects of a warmer world, but it is the world's poorest countries that will be hit hardest by food shortages, rising sea levels, cyclones and drought, the World Bank said
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Between 1990 and 2011 there was a 30% increase in radiative forcing
High temperatures are associated with reduced crop yields and predictions for future warming have raised concerns regarding future productivity and food security. However, the extent to which adaptation
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed a new push for action on climate change, saying the United States had a duty to come together to curb emissions in the wake of megastorm Sandy. In his first
California, long the national leader in clean energy policy, is poised to double down on its investments in the sector, with billions in new subsidies set to flow in over the next few years. California
President Barack Obama said he plans to work with Congress in his second term to curb human-aggravated climate change, but not at the expense of the U.S. economy. "I am a firm believer that climate
Drought is expected to increase in frequency and severity in the future as a result of climate change, mainly as a consequence of decreases in regional precipitation but also because of increasing evaporation
Global mean sea surface temperature (SST) has risen steadily over the past century, but the overall pattern contains extensive and often uncertain spatial variations, with potentially important effects
It has been widely believed that the tropical Pacific trade winds weakened in the last century and would further decrease under a warmer climate in the 21st century. Recent high-quality observations, however,
Snow accumulation is critical for water availability in the Northern Hemisphere, raising concern that global warming could have important impacts on natural and human systems in snow-dependent regions.
Raises hopes that the bloc may stand down from applying its controversial law that forces all airlines to pay for their pollution The European Union welcomed on Friday progress made by the U.N.'s civil aviation body toward a global deal to cut carbon emissions from the sector, raising hopes that the bloc may stand down from applying its controversial law that forces all airlines to pay for their pollution. The governing council of the U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), based in Montreal, discussed on Friday how it could deliver a global approach to tackling airline emissions.
China hit back Thursday at claims it was holding up global climate talks in Germany, saying the United States, Europe and other rich states were the ones applying the brakes. Developed nations are
Hopes rise among green campaigners after president mentions 'the destructive power of a warming planet' in victory speech Barack Obama's invocation of "the destructive power of a warming planet" in
Manhattan flooding bolsters argument for a massive engineering project to protect New York.