State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Climate Change
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Debate warms up over future of coral reefs
A report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) says the Great Barrier Reef, off Australia's northeast coast, came through severe bleaching in 1998 with a net increase in the amount of
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Canadian scientists clone famous bull
Canadian researchers said Friday they cloned a male calf from the cells of Canada's world-renowned Starbuck Holstein bull, which sired more than 200,000 cows, bulls and calves before dying in 1998.
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60-MPG hybrid car hits U.S. streets
The era of 60-mpg and better cars was ushered in as two-seater "hybrids" arrived at Honda dealers in California. The Insight is the first car sold in the United States that uses gasoline and electric
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Ford Motor company shifts on global warming
Ford Motor Co. said that it is resigning from a coalition of oil companies, automakers, electric utilities and others opposed to the Kyoto Treaty, an international agreement to reduce emissions from
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Tell-tale ice reveals a warm decade
A record of climate held frozen in a Himalayan glacier revealed that the last decade was the warmest of the past millennium, scientists reported yesterday. Science journal reports that the Dasuopu
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OPEC states want to be paid if pollution curbs cut oil sales
A t the latest round of international talks aimed at shaping a treaty on global warming, delegates from oil- producing countries insisted that any final accord include a commitment to compensate them
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Hayfever sufferers can blame global warming - study
Does your sneezing and hayfever seem to be getting worse each year? Blame global warming. Researchers with the U.S. Agriculture Department said Yesterday that higher carbon dioxide (CO2) levels
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El Nino affecting carbon dioxide
The periodic El Nino warming of the Pacific Ocean also reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the air--a chemical some say contributes to global warming--according to a study being published in the
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Canada pumps out more greenhouse gas in 1997
Canada pumped out 1.5 per cent more greenhouse gas in 1997 than in 1997, despite a commitment to reduce its emissions, the government department Environment Canada
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Cabinet okays global warming plan
The fight against global warming is the most profound economic challenge facing Canada since the Second World War, says a secret cabinet document that outlines a $1.6 billion, five-year plan to