Global warming imperils Alpine skiing, group says
Global warming could devastate the ski resorts of Europe within decades, especially in lower-lying areas, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Ice on a slide
Glaciers recede, implicate global warming
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Climate change conference World leaders fail to act again
The 12<sup>th</sup> Conference of Parties to the UN climate convention saw the setting up of an adaptation fund to help poor countries. <font class='UCASE'>Ritu Gupta </font> reports from Nairobi
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Unfinished business
The climate change conference, attended by 189 countries, had two components: the 12<sup>th</sup> Conference of Parties (<font class="UCASE">cop</font>-12) to the <font class="UCASE">un </font> Framework Convention on Climate Change (<font class="UCASE">unfccc</font>) and the second conference of the parties serving as the meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol (<font class="UCASE">cop</fon
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Some progress
The principles and modalities of a five-year programme to generate information on climate change and its impacts was the first issue to be resolved and adopted. It was hailed as a major step forward
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Unknown Future
The conference of parties to the un climate convention in Nairobi went along predictable lines. In the 12 years of the convention, political rhetoric may not have changed much
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Climate change a market failure
Time was when climate change was a debate among scientists. Now, economists are looking at its costs. There is a warning or two for India. It has to do with the monsoon and the glaciers that feed Himalayan rivers. While the monsoon's behaviour is ch
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Gone berserk
Monsoon s changing intensity and course
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Simple message
Know the problem. Deal with it
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Phytoplankton influences cloud formation
scientists hold phytoplankton responsible for the increase in cloud cover off the eastern coast of South America and say that this may have a bearing on climate. Researchers said that that airborne
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High cadmium leads to decline in oysters
cadmium, a heavy metal, reduces oysters' tolerance of warmer water temperatures and makes them more vulnerable during summer when temperatures rise, according to a study conducted jointly by the
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Global warming melts Europe's ski business
Global warming could devastate the ski resorts of Europe within decades, especially in lower-lying areas, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Wednesday. "Of the
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Peatland emissions fuel concerns
Vast amounts of carbon dioxide are being released into the atmosphere through the clearing and burning of tropical peatlands in Southeast Asia, according to a new report. The findings suggest the
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Northern states face a climatic blow
Northern states, largely dependent upon perennial Himalayan rivers, will be the worst affected once predicted impacts of climate change become a reality in the next 30 to 40 years. It is with this