Global Warming

Australian Towns Among Hottest Spots On Earth As Heatwave Sizzles

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Australian towns were among the hottest places on Earth this week as a severe heatwave hit the continent's southeast, with forecasters warning of more record-breaking temperatures before the weekend.

Antarctica's Ice Melt Quickens, Risks Metres Of Sea Level Rise: Study

World News | Reuters | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Antarctica's annual ice losses have accelerated six-fold in the past 40 years in a trend that could push sea levels metres higher in coming centuries amid man-made global warming, scientists said on Monday.

Chile's Patagonia To Become An Open-Air Lab To Study Climate Change

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 14, 2019

In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile's Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales, dolphins and algae in order to help predict how climate change will affect the world's oceans.

Oceans Warming Much Faster Than Previously Thought: Report

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 11, 2019

The world's oceans were warming at an accelerated rate and were much warmer due to climate change than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

2019 May Be Warmer Due To El Nino, Global Warming: Officials

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 2, 2019

Even though 2018 has been cold and chilly, 2019 is likely to be warmer, officials said, pointing at El Nino and the overall rise in temperatures.

Climate Change Takes Toll On French Oyster Farmers

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 31, 2018

Gulping down oysters has long been a favourite New Year's Eve ritual for the French, but as winters get warmer and summers get drier many growers worry there will soon be fewer of the prized mollusks to go around.

Climate Deal Falls Short Of Breakthrough Needed To Stop Global Warming

World News | Brady Dennis, Griff Witte and Chris Mooney, The Washington Post | Sunday December 16, 2018

Weary climate negotiators limped across the finish line Saturday after days of round-the-clock talks, striking a deal that keeps the world moving forward with plans to curb carbon emissions.

UN Climate Negotiators Sweat Over Detail, Deep Political Divides

World News | Reuters | Sunday December 9, 2018

Half-way through talks to breathe life into the Paris climate deal negotiators haggled over how to share the cost of curbing global warming and struggled to bridge deep political divides.

Climate Change Biggest Security Challenge: New Zealand Military

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 6, 2018

The New Zealand Defence Force identified climate change as one of its biggest security challenges today, warning that responding to global warming will increasingly stretch its resources.

Volkswagen Says Last Generation Of Combustion Engines To Be Launched In 2026

Reuters | Wednesday December 5, 2018

VW will continue to adapt its petrol and diesel engined cars to meet environmental standards during the lifetime of those vehicles, but the German carmaker is now committed to radical steps to stop global warming

200 Nations Start 2-Week Talks To End Political Divide On Climate Change

World News | Reuters | Monday December 3, 2018

Delegates from nearly 200 nations on Sunday began two weeks of talks to tackle deep political divisions at the most important U.N. meeting on global warming since the landmark 2015 Paris deal to shift away from fossil fuels.

IIT Kharagpur Study Confirms Healing Of Antarctic Ozone Hole

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 30, 2018

A study conducted by a group of scientists at IIT Kharagpur has come up with new data that they claim confirm "healing' of Antarctic Ozone hole.

Climate Change Study Warns Of Health Risks, Deaths Due To Global Warming

World News | Reuters | Thursday November 29, 2018

Climate change is making more people around the world vulnerable to heat exposure, putting them at greater risk of heart and kidney disease, heat stress, and other heat-related killers, scientists warned on Wednesday.

Have "High Levels Of Intelligence", Don't See Climate Change Proof: Trump

World News | Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey, Damian Paletta, The Washington Post | Wednesday November 28, 2018

President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed a landmark report compiled by 13 federal agencies detailing how damage from global warming is intensifying throughout the country, saying he is not among the "believers" who see climate change as a pressing problem.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Gap Wider Than Ever: UN Report

World News | Reuters | Tuesday November 27, 2018

Global greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 could be between 13 billion and 15 billion tonnes more than the level needed to keep global warming within 2 degrees Celsius this century, a United Nations report estimated on Tuesday.