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Nothing to eat but cactus in Madagascar's hunger capital
Jan 18, 2017 (AFP)
A black ribbon is strapped around Karaniteny's straw hat: a symbol of mourning after she lost her 10-year-old daughter Vahana to the devastation of severe droug...
Trump environment pick admits to human impact on climate change
Jan 18, 2017 (AFP)
US President-elect Donald Trump's controversial pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged Wednesday that human activity affects climate chang...
Drought may add famine to Somalia's humanitarian woes
Jan 17, 2017 (AFP)
A serious drought has left parts of Somalia at risk of famine and 320,000 children are already severely malnourished and in need of care, the UN humanitarian ag...
UK experts warn of Trump climate science clampdown
Jan 16, 2017 (AFP)
More than 100 of Britain's top climate scientists on Monday urged Prime Minister Theresa May to press US President-elect Donald Trump to safeguard government-le...
On climate, top diplomat nominee says US must stay engaged
Jan 11, 2017 (AFP)
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state said Wednesday he wants the United States to keep "a seat at the table" regarding global warming, ...
Obama again defends climate deal
Jan 09, 2017 (AFP)
President Barack Obama launched a fresh defense of emissions curbs against Donald Trump's plans to scrap a global climate deal, saying the accord was in America...
Global warming hiatus disproved yet again
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
A controversial paper published two years ago that concluded there was no detectable slowdown in ocean warming over the previous 15 years - widely known as the ...
Scientists disprove global warming took a break
Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)
A reported pause in global warming between 1998 and 2014 was false, according to US-British research published Wednesday that confirmed the findings of a contro...
Tillerson called to testify on climate issues
Dec 30, 2016 (UPI)
Exxon Mobil CEO and U.S. secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson should testify before the inauguration on his climate change knowledge, lawyers said. Lawyers ...
Seizing environmental opportunities under a Trump presidency
Dec 20, 2016 (SPX)
Australian, South African and US researchers say that although the environmental movement is in shock at US President-elect Donald Trump's election victory and ...
Climate report says 2016 on pace to be hottest year yet
Dec 19, 2016 (AFP)
A monthly global climate report by US government scientists Monday offered more evidence that 2016 is likely to be the warmest year in modern times, as sea ice ...
Glee to gloom: Climate and the 'Trump effect'
Dec 16, 2016 (AFP)
When the world triumphantly celebrated the signing of the landmark Paris climate pact last December, it was hard to imagine that only a year later it might face...
'Fear is palpable' among US climate scientists over Trump moves
Dec 15, 2016 (AFP)
Climate scientists tend to be a hardy bunch, accustomed to hate mail, vicious online attacks, lawmakers who deny that global warming is real, and for some, even...
Warmer temps may not affect carbon stored deep in northern peatlands
Dec 14, 2016 (SPX)
Deep stores of carbon in northern peatlands may be safe from rising temperatures, according to a team of researchers from several U.S.-based institutions. And t...
Scientists measure impact of local weather on global climate patterns
Dec 13, 2016 (UPI)
Scientists usually study weather as a consequence of global climate patterns -- an output rather than an input. But new research by scientists at the Pacific No...
Uncertainties related to climate engineering limit its use in curbing climate change
Dec 13, 2016 (SPX)
Climate engineering refers to the systematic, large-scale modification of the environment using various climate intervention techniques. However, a new study by...
Norway standing still on greenhouse gas emissions
Dec 13, 2016 (UPI)
For the first time in five years, the amount of greenhouse gasses emitted as measured by economic activity stood still, the Norwegian government said Tuesday. S...
The world needs Canada 'very, very badly': Biden
Dec 09, 2016 (AFP)
US Vice President Joe Biden implored Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help lead the world's liberal order after Barack Obama cedes the Oval Office to D...
DiCaprio, Trump discuss green job creation
Dec 08, 2016 (AFP)
Leonardo DiCaprio met President-elect Donald Trump to discuss climate change and how renewable, clean energy could boost the economy by creating millions of new...
Gore meeting latest sign Trump softening on climate?
Dec 05, 2016 (AFP)
Donald Trump met former Democratic vice president turned environmental campaigner Al Gore on Monday in the latest sign that the president-elect might rethink hi...
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