B'desh forest threatened
The world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, in southern Bangladesh faces the threat of destruction because of global warming, a report published said. In a draft report called "Considering
The world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, in southern Bangladesh faces the threat of destruction because of global warming, a report published said. In a draft report called "Considering
North Pole ice turning liquid may be the least of our problems. New studies have found that all Northern Hemisphere sea ice is melting at a rate of about 15 percent per decade and that the oceans as
Melbourne scientists have invented an inexpensive device that they claim will reduce car exhaust fumes by up to 90 per cent.The device, which can be attached to the exhaust systems of normal petrol
As Russia's Nuclear Power Ministry prepares to amend the law so that Russia can profit from the import of nuclear waste, 200 organizations are trying to force the government to hold a referendum on
A specific part of the brain appears to react differently to faces of another race than to faces of the same race, according to a multicenter team of researchers. The team cautions, however, that the
Industrialists, environmentalists and academics have submitted a joint proposal for Europe-wide action to tackle global warming, which would allow the EU to achieve its Kyoto target, but without the
Several Republican senators today expressedstrong concerns that talks to flesh out details of a global-warming treaty signed by the U.S. administration in 1998 would never produce a document that the
According to BSS, climate change will have a big impact on the ecosystem and the biodiversity of Bangladesh. In the final draft report on "Considering Adaptation to Climate Change in the Sustainable
New research suggests fossil fuel burning may not be as important in the mechanics of climate change as previously thought. NASA funded research by Dr. James Hansen of the Goddard Institute for
Victorian power generators said yesterday they would not sign a government agreement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions because it contained draconian penalties. Loy Yang Power spokesman
If you are trying to decide whether to be an optimist or a pessimist on global warming, recent news is enough to leave yo dizzy. An icebreaker found open water at the North Pole, prompting a new wave
This month scientists spotted a patch of open ocean about two kilometers wide at the North Pole, where the ice is normally two or three meters deep. This remarkable discovery followed close on the
Australia would suffer some economic pain in trying to meet greenhouse targets under the Kyoto protocol, the national environment ambassador told a parliamentary inquiry yesterday.Ralph Hillman told
Land clearing and road construction could soon be subject to stricter Australian government's environment controls focusing on their potential to produce greenhouse gases. Greenhouse-impact tests
Jupiter's moon Europa has a salt-water ocean beneath its icy surface which may harbour life, according to an analysis of the data sent back to earth by the Galileo spacecraft and reported in the
India's Ministry of Environment and Forests and the United Kingdom's Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) have joined forces on a three-year study into the potential effects
Japan's Environmental Agency said on Friday it plans to introduce by 2005 new rules aimed at sharply cutting pollutant emissions from diesel vehicles. "The issue of pollutants emitted from diesel
A new $150 million fund aimed at conserving the world's top biodiversity hotspots, containing 60% of terrestrial species, has been announced by the World Bank.The new Critical Ecosystem Partnership
Texas three natural resource commissioners, all appointees of Governor George Bush, say that global warming is a serious problem and that the state will explore ways to cut its emissions of
Studies by a prominent campaigner for carbon dioxide cuts says that non-CO2 gases are the main cause of current global warming trends.Research by Dr. James E. Hansen, a principal author of one of the