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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Climate change and water resources in Britain
This paper explores the potential implications of climate change for the use and management of water resources in Britain. It is based on a review of simulations of changes in river flows, groundwater
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Genetic defence
UK's child haemophiliacs are to be given genetically-engineered clotting agents to remove any risk of their contracting Creutzfeltd-Jacob disease (CJD), a government spokesperson announced
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Shifting Gs
Very soon, two satellites will be launched for measuring the changes in Earth's gravitational force due to mass changes equivalent to 1 cm of water over a quarter of a million square kilometres. The
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Developing burden
A research paper brings out the dangers of increasing use of private capital in the developing countries
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Climate: warming up
In 1990, the US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 5.41 tonnes per capita. In 1993, President Clinton said that the US would bring down GHG emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000. The Climate
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Industrial groups plans to battle climate treaty
Industry opponnents of a treaty to fight global warming have drafted an ambitious proposal to spend millions of dollars to convince the public that the environmental accord is based on shaky science.
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Its their climate, too
Secretary of state Madeleine Albright announced a diplomatic full court press to encourage developing nations to help avert the danger of climate change. A first, charitable reaction might be to ask
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Global warming will delay ozone recovery
The recovery of the ozone layer to its pre-industrial state may be delayed, and could even worsen for time, because of the greenhouse effect, according to a study in a recent issue of
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Senate may block funds for climate controls
President Bill Clinton is unlikely to secure the $6.3bn he has sought from Congress to fund a US package to lead a global fight against climate change, according to an administration document and US
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Science Academy disputes attack on global warming
The National Academy of Sciences has taken the extraordinary step off disassociating itself from a statement and petition circulated by its former presidents that attack international efforts to