Rising seas likely to flood US history
2007-09-23 10:02:06
Rising seas will likely swamp the first American settlement in Jamestown, as well as the Florida launch pad that sent the first American into orbit.
US scientists affirm predictions of sea ice loss
2007-09-07 14:45:11
An analysis of 20 years' worth of real-life observations supports recent UN computer predictions that by 2050, summer sea ice off Alaska's north coast will probably shrink to nearly half the area it covered in the 1980s.
Most polar bears could be lost by 2050
2007-09-09 14:14:07
Two-thirds of the world's polar bear population could be gone by midcentury if predictions of melting sea ice hold true, the US Geological Survey reported.
UN eyes global warming pact by 2009
2007-12-15 16:07:01
A UN climate conference on Saturday adopted a plan to negotiate a new global warming pact by 2009, after the United States dropped its opposition. Arctic Melts
Governments pleased with 'defining' climate deal
2007-12-15 21:23:06
Governments hailed a deal on Saturday to start negotiations to adopt a new climate pact, but environmental groups said the agreement lacked teeth.
Bali accord harbinger of tough talks
2007-12-17 07:14:17
Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated in a last-minute US compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009.
Bali climate talks may collapse
2007-12-13 18:56:52
UN top climate official said on Thursday that the ongoing climate talks could collapse unless the delegates solve their disputes which are blocking the launch of negotiations on a new global deal.
Kangaroo farts may help global warming: scientists
2007-12-07 08:22:40
Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, researchers say.
China wins praise at Bali conference
2007-12-07 21:03:49
China is winning praise at an international climate conference for its efforts to clean up and support anti-global warming moves.
Developing nations propose technology fund for climate change
2007-12-08 20:09:28
Developing countries, grouped under the G77, have proposed that a new multilateral cooperation fund be set to finance the development, deployment and transfer of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries.
Weather-related disasters linked with climate change
2007-12-09 15:53:15
The equivalent of a third of the world's population has already been affected by weather- related disasters and this is set to soar because of climate change unless urgent international action is taken, according to a report issued here this week.
World's smallest bear faces extinction
2007-11-13 14:00:23
The world's smallest bear species faces extinction because of deforestation and poaching in its Southeast Asian home, a conservation group said Monday.