global warming
Scientists sound storm warning on African climate change
World
February 17, 2015
Scientists sound storm warning on African climate change
On a typical February day in west Africa, Cape Verdeans are taking time to cool down as the island nation…
World Bank: Global warming could undermine poverty fight
Environment
November 24, 2014
World Bank: Global warming could undermine poverty fight
Climate change could undermine efforts to defeat extreme poverty around the globe, the World Bank warned Sunday.In a new report…
Long-term global cooling ended in 19th century: study
Environment
April 23, 2013
Long-term global cooling ended in 19th century: study
A global long-term cooling trend ended late in the 19th century and was followed decades later by the warmest…
Scientists find Antarctic ice is melting faster
Environment
April 15, 2013
Scientists find Antarctic ice is melting faster
The summer ice melt in parts of Antartica is at its highest level in 1,000 years, Australian and British researchers…
Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study
Environment
April 8, 2013
Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study
Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into…
Warming temperatures could multiply Katrina-like hurricanes: study
Environment
March 19, 2013
Warming temperatures could multiply Katrina-like hurricanes: study
The number of Atlantic storms with magnitude similar to killer Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005,…
Study: Maya civilization’s collapse linked to climate change
Environment
November 10, 2012
Study: Maya civilization’s collapse linked to climate change
For a clue to the possible impact of climate change on modern society, a study suggests a look back…
Nature soaks up more greenhouse gases, brakes warming
Environment
August 1, 2012
Nature soaks up more greenhouse gases, brakes warming
Oceans and land have more than doubled the amount of greenhouse gases they absorb since 1960 in new evidence that…
Climate panel says wild weather worsening
Environment
November 1, 2011
Climate panel says wild weather worsening
Freakish weather disasters - from the sudden October snowstorm in the Northeast US to the record floods in Thailand -…