Global warming
High Risk of ‘unprecedented’ Winter Downpours
There’s an increased risk of “unprecedented” winter downpours such as those that caused extensive flooding in...
Rising Temperatures Spell Plane Take-Off Woes
Rising temperatures due to global warming will make it harder for aircraft to take off in coming decades, a US study...
Warmer Arctic Harms Crops In US, Canada
Exceptionally warm years in the Arctic have provoked extra-cold winters and springs further to the south, decreasing...
Africa Must Unite On Climate Action Plans
African countries must work closer together when implementing national climate action plans under the Paris Climate...
Climate Change Could Greatly Widen US Inequality
If the United States fails to take decisive measures to combat climate change, it will become a poorer country facing...
Trump ‘proud’ of Leaving Paris Climate Deal
US President Donald Trump on Thursday strongly defended his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, declaring...
2020 Is the Deadline To Avert Climate Catastrophe, Experts Claim
A world that heats up beyond that threshold will face a crescendo of devastating impacts ranging from deadly heatwaves...
EU ‘more Determined’ Than Ever To Fight Climate Change
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe was "more determined than ever" to fight climate change after...
US Ally Marshall Islands Urges EU To Help Trump Change Climate Course
Marshall Islands president on Wednesday appealed to the European Union to help persuade President Donald Trump to...
Let’s Protect Our Planet
There is the need for speedy implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change if the world’s marine...
In China, California Governor Calls For More Climate Action
Failure to step up action against global warming would be "disastrous", California Governor Jerry Brown warned Tuesday...
California Plots To Fight ‘AWOl’ Trump On Climate
California stands poised to fill the US leadership vacuum in the battle against climate change, analysts say, as the...
US States, Cities and Firms Unite Behind Paris Accord
Democratic state governors, city mayors and powerful companies united Friday in defiance of President Donald Trump's...
Who Will Suffer the Most From US Climate Exit?
In withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate pact, President Donald Trump claimed that honouring its terms...
US Will Continue To Reduce Greenhouse Emissions, Says Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday the United States will pursue unilateral efforts to curb greenhouse...
India Committed To Paris Climate Deal
India's environment minister Friday said his country is committed to the Paris climate accord irrespective of the...
Mahama Fires Trump Over ‘misinformed’ Climate Change Decision
Former President John Dramani Mahama has lashed out at US President, Donald Trump over his decision to opt out of the...
US May Do Less Harm Outside Climate Pact Than In It
America's withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement under Donald Trump is a blow to global unity but may be a...
Fiji’s COP 23 Leader Vows Climate Fight ‘far From Over’
The head of upcoming UN climate talks vowed Friday that the fight against global warming would continue despite...