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Air conditioning could add to global warming woes: Study

Air pollution will get worse, new study warns.

04 Jul 2018 12:26 PM

The study suggests some forests will lose their capacity to buffer climate extremes as water becomes limited at many sites (Photo: AFP)

Forests may lose ability to tackle climate change due to global warming

Forest canopies produce microclimates that are less variable and more stable than similar settings without forest cover.

01 Jul 2018 5:12 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Climate change sinking Arctic archeological treasures

Thousands of years of heritage are being lost.

29 Jun 2018 5:43 PM

Trump announced last year that the U.S. will pull out of the accord negotiated by his predecessor unless he can “get a better deal.”

Merkel says climate change is ‘a fact,’ laments US stance

Merkel said Germany remains committed to the Paris climate accord fighting global warming.

20 Jun 2018 9:09 AM

Global warming is already in our living room

The effects of global warming have been felt in cities where the yearly average temperature rose 2.9 degrees in the past 30 years.

19 Jun 2018 12:56 PM

Applied methods similar to forensic science on ice shelves which had already calved. (Photo: File)

Climate change accelerating rise in sea levels: Study

The surveys also demonstrated that similar basal channel-driven transverse fractures occur elsewhere in Greenland and Antarctica.

14 Jun 2018 2:30 PM

Heat waves may boost inconsistency and volatility across various regions from year to year. (Representational image)

Global warming will make veggies harder to find: study

Researchers confirmed prior studies that showed global warming would likely cut back on corn growth.

12 Jun 2018 12:58 PM

Older Amazonian forests help regulate global climate

Tropical rainforests play a critical role in regulating the global climate system.

04 Jun 2018 10:54 AM

New research reveals sea levels rising rapidly

Even small changes in sea levels can lead to flooding and erosion.

19 Apr 2018 5:00 PM

The Great Barrier Reef is certainly threatened by climate change, but it is not doomed if we deal quickly with greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo: Pixabay)

Global warming killing the Great Barrier Reef: study

As part of a global heat and coral bleaching event spanning 2014-2017, the Reef experienced severe heat stress and bleaching again in 2017.

19 Apr 2018 4:14 PM

The production of this enzyme allowed a research team to produce something capable of digesting plastic most effectively. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists create plastic-eating enzyme

The production of this enzyme allowed a research team to produce something capable of digesting plastic more effectively.

19 Apr 2018 4:08 PM

Faced with global warming, aviation aims to turn green

The airline industry aims to cut its CO2 emissions in half by 2050 from 2005 levels.

08 Apr 2018 11:51 AM

Among proposed ideas, planes might spray clouds of reflective sulphur particles high in the Earth’s atmosphere. (Photo: Pexels)

Developing nations to study ways to dim sunshine

The solar geoengineering studies would be helped by a new $400,000 fund from the Open Philanthropy Project.

04 Apr 2018 11:45 AM

Of the four nations assessed by HSBC to be most vulnerable, India has said climate change could cut agricultural incomes, particularly unirrigated areas that would be hit hardest by rising temperatures and decline in rainfall. (Photo: AP | Representational)

India most vulnerable to climate change, Pak ranks 2nd: report

The five countries least vulnerable to climate change risk are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia and New Zealand.

19 Mar 2018 8:58 PM

The Miombo Woodlands risks losing 90 per cent of its amphibians, 86 per cent of birds, and 80 per cent of mammals. (Photo: AFP)

Warming could threaten half of species in 33 key areas: report

The lower projection is based on a mercury rise of two degrees Celsius over pre-Industrial Revolution levels.

14 Mar 2018 9:19 AM

Estimates suggest health savings from reduced air pollution may be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than cost of climate change mitigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Health savings outweigh costs of limiting global warming: study

Health costs from air pollution include medical treatment, patient care, and lost productivity.

03 Mar 2018 10:03 AM

King penguins seem to be able to move around quite a lot to find the safest breeding locations when things turn grim. (Photo: Pixabay)

Climate change threatens King penguins: study

King penguins are in fact picky animals and they need tolerable temperature all year round.

27 Feb 2018 8:58 PM

Of the 3 inches (7.5 centimeters) of sea level rise in the past quarter century, about 55 percent is from warmer water expanding, and the rest is from melting ice. (Photo: AP)

Satellites show warming is accelerating sea level rise

The research, based on 25 years of satellite data, shows that pace has quickened, mainly from the melting of massive ice sheets.

13 Feb 2018 9:23 AM

Sea level rise is accelerating: study

This acceleration has the potential to double the total sea level rise by 2100.

13 Feb 2018 9:02 AM

Vegan diets, which are rich in plant-based organic foods, may be better for the the planet than one high in animal products, a study

Vegan diets maybe good for environment: study

Environmental effects of production systems are not uniform and can be impacted by climate.

11 Feb 2018 4:36 PM

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