Car exhaust adds to greenhouse effect
2007-12-26 07:00:47
Exhaust flows out of the tailpipe of a vehicle at "Mufflers 4 Less" in July 2007 in Miami, Florida. [Agencies]
Global warming speeds ice melting
2007-12-26 06:56:11
A fjord near Ilulissat, Greenland, is seen in this Aug. 16, 2007 file photo. The nearby Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, a UN heritage site, has thinned in recent years in what scientists say is one of the most glaring signs of global warming. [Agencies]
Powerful cyclone kills 242 in Bangladesh
2007-11-16 16:10:08
A cyclone that slammed into Bangladesh's coast with 150 mph winds killed at least 242 people。
Cities take the lead on climate change
2007-10-14 13:43:08
When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any impact beyond the town limits.
Disasters quadruple over last 20 years - Oxfam
2007-11-26 08:11:33
Weather-related disasters have quadrupled over the last two decades, a leading British charity said in a report published on Sunday.
Climate change may have 'irreversible' impacts
2007-11-17 10:31:59
UN experts agreed Friday on a draft report that warns global warming may have far-reaching and irreversible consequences.
Killer storm claims 81 lives
2007-11-01 17:02:39
Residents wade through floodwater in the neighbourhood of Capotillo after four days of heavy rains in Santo Domingo October 31, 2007. Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides and floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, pushing the death toll to 81 on Wednesday. [Agencies]
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.
Earth's 'vital signs' in bad shape - report
2007-09-14 11:11:23
More wood was removed from forests in 2005 than ever before, one of many troubling environmental signs highlighted on Thursday in the Worldwatch Institute's annual check of the planet's health.
Activists prepare banner at conference venue
2007-12-21 11:36:51
An activist raise her hand through a hole of a giant banner near the venue of the UN Climate Change Conference in Nusa Dua, Bali island December 15, 2007. [Agencies]
Don't stop the heartbeat of the sea
2007-12-19 22:40:15
A shark is seen in front a placard reading "Don't stop the heartbeat of the sea with climate change!" inside a tank at the Barcelona Aquarium, December 19, 2007. [Agencies]
Climate change may wipe some Indonesian islands off map
2007-12-03 21:50:05
Many of Indonesia's islands may be swallowed up by the sea if world leaders fail to find a way to halt rising sea levels at this week's climate change conference on the resort island of Bali.