Himalayan glaciers melting far faster this century
Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast since the start of this century, underscoring the threat the climate crisis poses to water supplies for hundreds of...
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Last year was fourth warmest, greenhouse gases up – EU’s Copernicus
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Last year was the fourth warmest on record, extending a scorching streak driven by a...
The shoddy junk science of climate change deniers
It is no use arguing with the anthropogenic global warming/climate change sceptics represented in previous Sunday Mail letters’ page writers such as “Douglas” and Geoffrey...
UN: ‘unprecedented’ steps to avert worst effects of global warming
Society would have to enact “unprecedented” changes to how it consumes energy, travels and builds to meet a lower global warming target or it risks...
Heatwaves, rains may become more severe
Scorching summer heatwaves and downpours are set to become more extreme in the northern hemisphere as global warming makes weather patterns linger longer in the same place,...
Over a billion people struggle to stay cool as Earth warms
More than a billion people are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration to keep them cool and to preserve food and...
Dutch PM Rutte urges EU to cut CO2 emissions by more
Europe needs to reduce its carbon emissions by more than currently planned to limit global warming as agreed under the Paris climate agreement, Dutch Prime...
The ifs and buts of non-linear global warning
Here are two interesting facts. One is that the winter temperatures in the Arctic this year were the highest ever recorded. On two days in...
Artificially cooling planet may pose threat to plants, animals
Spraying chemicals into the earth’s upper atmosphere to reflect more sunlight away from the planet could be one means of coping with runaway climate change,...
The oceans are gasping for air
The planet’s proverbial canary in the coal mine could very well be its oceans: If they lose dissolved oxygen because of climate change, the impact...
Syria plans to join Paris climate agreement, isolating US
Syria plans to join the 2015 Paris agreement for slowing global warming, isolating the United States as the only country opposed to the pact, delegates...
Carbon dioxide levels grew at record pace in 2016, UN says
The amount of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere grew at record rate in 2016 to a level not seen for millions of years, potentially fuelling a...
US companies act on climate despite Trump – survey
US companies are still among the most ambitious in setting targets to combat global warming despite President Donald Trump’s plans to quit the 195-nation Paris...
Wine industry may suffer with global warming – research
By Alex Whiting Global warming may hit wine lovers where it hurts the most – the pocket – as rising temperatures are likely to increase labour costs...
Trump win opens way for China to take climate leadership role
The election of climate change skeptic Donald Trump as president is likely to end the US leadership role in the international fight against global warming and may...
Greenhouse gases milestone shows need for action
Greenhouse gases rose to a symbolic milestone in 2015, taking climate change into a new phase which could last generations even if governments act to...
Global warming to breach 2C limit by 2050 unless tougher action
Global warming is on track to breach a 2 degrees Celsius threshold by 2050 unless governments at least double their efforts to limit greenhouse gas...
Sell last gasoline car by 2035 to meet climate goals, study says
The last gasoline-powered car will have to be sold by about 2035 to put the world on track to limit global warming to the most...
Too hot to work: global warming to cost $2 trillion in lost productivity
Rising temperatures caused by climate change may cost the world economy over $2 trillion in lost productivity by 2030 as hot weather makes it unbearable to...
Low rainfall means greater reliance on pricey desalinated water
Producing water from desalination plants is going to cost the state around €50 million this year, around €10 million more than last year. “Though this...
