Mass migration of animal and plant species, forced by rising temperatures, could leave some marine species virtually homeless. An international team, led by Mike Burrows from the Scottish Association ...More

Arctic Sea could be ice free by the summer of 2015, a leading ocean expert in Britain has claimed. According to Prof Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University, the ice that forms over the Arctic sea is s ...More

NEW DELHI: In a pointer to recession easing in the West, greenhouse gas emissions from developed countries have begun rising again since 2009. Data emerging from the US government and a European Com ...More

The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide has jumped by a record amount, according to the US department of energy, a sign of how feeble the world’s efforts are at slowing man-made global warmi ...More

From the cotton field in rural India to the local rag bin, a typical pair of blue jeans consumes 919 gallons of water during its life cycle, Levi Strauss & Company says, or enough to fill about 15 spa ...More

COPENHAGEN: Prosperous countries have not lived up to their promises to help the poor, the UN declared Wednesday, saying poor people often go hungry because of polluted water, drought and other enviro ...More

Wetlands consist of marshes, swamps, bogs and similar areas. The functions of wetlands are filtering out of sediments and nutrients from the surface water and support all life forms through extensive ...More

A new UN report concludes that man-made climate change has boosted the frequency or intensity of heat waves, wildfires, floods and cyclones and that such disasters are likely to multiply in the future ...More

The battle against the European Union’s plans to charge the world’s biggest airlines for their carbon pollution is poised to escalate this week as the US, China and two dozen other countries take thei ...More

BEIJING: The economic slowdown in western countries will not sway the 4-nation BASIC group to change their approach on the proposed Green Climate Fund and other aspects of the climate change agenda, J ...More

MELBOURNE: Fish and other sea creatures will have to travel large distances to survive climate change, marine scientists have warned. An international team has claimed in its study that sea life, ...More

LONDON: The world's population of seven billion is set to rise to at least 10 billion by 2100, but could top 15 billion if birth rates are just slightly higher than expected, the United Nations said o ...More

A third of humanity, mostly in Africa and South Asia, face the biggest risks from climate change but rich nations in northern Europe will be least exposed, according to a report released today. Bangl ...More

At a State-level consultation on floods, a joint effort by the State’s civil society groups, here on Sunday, participants reemphasised the need for learning to live with rivers rather than trying to t ...More

Sharp increases in temperature driven by global warming are melting China's Himalayan glaciers, an impact that threatens habitats, tourism and economic development, says a study released today. Of 11 ...More

NEW DELHI: India could find itself in a tough spot at the UN-sponsored climate negotiations in Durban, especially on the question of the legal nature of the global effort to deal with the climate ...More

Two years ago this month, in a disused UK airfield, scientists were preparing to undertake one of the more controversial experiments in history. A dirigible balloon would spray 120litres of water dr ...More

Forests have the potential for playing a decisive role in facilitating adaptation to and mitigation of climate change in addition to facilitating water and food security. The Indian Council of Forest ...More

Scientists have started the first-ever study in India to measure the impact of carbon soot on Himalayan glaciers, with tests being conducted at the Satopanth glacier in Uttarakhand. According to Ut ...More

From the mighty polar bear to the tiny house sparrow, many of earth’s species appear to be shrinking in size, a new study reports and its authors think that’s probably due to global warming. But oth ...More