Atmosphere / Climate
Greenpeace awards medals of shame to Global Leaders for climate failure
Over 75 Greenpeace activists from Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines today demonstrated at the US embassy in Bangkok condemning the derailment of the climate negotiations in Copenhagen by a handful of countries led by the US.
UN climate chief admits mistake on Himalayan glaciers warning
The vice-chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has admitted that the group made a mistake in asserting that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035.
Global warming 'caused by sun's radiation'
Global warming is caused by radiation from the sun, according to a leading scientist speaking out at an alternative ‘sceptics conference’ in Copenhagen.
British Science Museum unveils climate change map showing impact of 4C rise
The British government today raised the political stakes on climate change when it published a new map of the world that details the likely effects of a failure to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Europe offers to cut emissions 95% by 2050 if deal reached at Copenhagen
Europe attempted to reassert its international leadership in the fight against global warming today, offering to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 95% by 2050 and by 30% by 2020 if a climate change pact is sealed in Copenhagen in six wee...
Gordon Brown Says 5 Billion Tons of Carbon Cuts Needed by 2020
Leaders need to find up to 5 billion tons of additional greenhouse-gas cuts by 2020 to help limit temperature increases to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said.
Climate change threatens Asia's food prices, energy security, population balance: Asian Development Bank
Climate change poses fundamental threats to Asia's food and energy security which, if left unchecked, will result in an upsurge of migration into already overburdened megacities, according to three major new studies funded by the Manila-based Asia...
Climate change measures 'crucial for Asia-Pacific'
BANGKOK — UN experts warned on Tuesday that Asia-Pacific nations and other developing countries need support to combat climate change as they face an intensification of extreme weather such as the Philippine floods.
UN warns leaders time running out for deal as climate talks open in Bangkok
BANGKOK — The United Nations on Monday warned world leaders they have only 70 days to reach a new deal to limit global warming, while environmentalists pointed to the deadly floods in the Philippines to illustrate the already devastating impact of...
EU calls for urgency at climate talks in Bangkok
STOCKHOLM — The European Union is urging wealthy and developing countries to bring more "urgency and ambition" to climate talks in Thailand next week.
Thai PM attends New York summit on climate change
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday attended the High-Level Meeting on Climate Change and Interactive Roundtable Session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to exchange views and address Thailand’s roles in tackling...
Fake Obama makes climate change top priority
In an effort to push the real President Obama to attend the UN Summit on Climate Change in December, a fake Obama took over on Friday.
UN announces ozone-killing sprays now completely banned worldwide
Consumers who want to be sure they are not buying aerosols that damage the ozone layer no longer need worry. Yesterday, the annual International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, the United Nations announced that the ban on using materi...
Helena Christensen Witnesses Impacts of Climate Change in Peru
Model and photographer Helena Christensen traveled with international humanitarian organization Oxfam to her mother's native country to witness and document the dramatic effects that climate change is having on poor people today in Peru.
The Dramatic Rise in Western Forest Fires: Is Climate Change to Blame?
Blaming a specific forest fire on the impact of climate change could be asking for trouble; but so too is ignoring obvious trends. That was clear last night from The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS when Climate Central, an emerging authority on gl...
Tropical storm Ana forms in Atlantic
MIAMI — A new tropical depression has formed over the Atlantic behind Tropical Storm Ana and both are expected to slowly strengthen over the next couple of days.
Revealed: the secret evidence of global warming Bush tried to hide
Graphic images that reveal the devastating impact of global warming in the Arctic have been released by the US military. The photographs, taken by spy satellites over the past decade, confirm that in recent years vast areas in high latitudes have ...
New Transportation Website Targets Greenhouse Gases
A new website is being launched by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to highlight strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. The website, Real Transportation Solutions for Green Ho...
Oxfam says millions face climate-related hunger in East Africa
Millions of people in East Africa face climate-related hunger as seasons shift and change, a new report published by aid agency Oxfam International said on Monday.
Climate change is already having visible impacts on the United States, and the choices made now will determine the severity of future impacts, according to a federal report released on June 16. The report, "Global Climate Change Impacts in the Uni...