State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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F ired gases
The European Council (EC) has decided to reduce the emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases (f-gases), agreeing to phase out some of them completely. f-gases, used in refrigeration, air
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Environmental leaders predict states, business will force global warming curbs
With the re-election of President Bush, state governments and big business will likely be the biggest forces over the next four years to craft new policies and develop innovative technologies aimed
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Arctic Alert: Bush's return bad news for global warming
Kevin Costner's Water World might have bombed at the box office, but the real stuff is all set to force-grab world attention. The most comprehensive scientific report to date on global warming
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Eight nations find arctic warming quickly
Scientists say changes in the earth's climate from human influences are occurring particularly intensely in the Arctic region, evidenced by widespread melting of glaciers, thinning sea ice and rising
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Arctic without ice!
Global warming is causing the Arctic ice-cap to melt at such an unprecedented rate that by the summer of 2070 it may have no ice at all, according to the most comprehensive study carried out a global
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Water in two classes
The Union cabinet meets tomorrow to decide on legally classifying water as "food' but only packaged water will come under its scrutiny. The Centre's decision to amend the Prevention of Food
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Royal worry on US view of climate
Britain's Queen Elizabeth has made a rare foray into politics by conveying her concerns over the US stance on global warming to Prime Minister Tony Blair, a media report said. She is also understood
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Arctic warming is here and now'
A comprehensive four-year study of warming in the Arctic shows that heat trapping gases from tailpipes and smokestacks around the world are contributing to profound environmental changes, including
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Selective science
The Bush administration's well-deserved reputation for tailoring scientific information to fit its political agenda was reinforced last week when James Hansen, the government's pre-eminent
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