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Stanford researchers capture Central Asia's 'de-greening' over millions of years
Oct 17, 2016 (SPX)
A new study chronicles how central Asia dried out over the last 23 million years into one of the most arid regions on the planet. The findings illustrate the dr...
Rich countries 'confident' of meeting climate finance pledge
Oct 17, 2016 (AFP)
Rich countries, which have pledged $100 billion (91 billion euros) every year from 2020 for poor countries to deal with climate change, said Monday they were "c...
Global deal reached to phase out super greenhouse gases
Oct 15, 2016 (AFP)
In a major step toward curbing global warming, the world community agreed on Saturday to phase out a category of dangerous greenhouse gases widely used in refri...
World urged to scrap super greenhouse gases at Rwanda summit
Oct 13, 2016 (AFP)
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame urged world leaders to rid the world of potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners, as he opened a high-l...
Megadrought risks in Southwest soar as atmosphere warms
Oct 13, 2016 (SPX)
As a consequence of a warming Earth, the risk of a megadrought - one that lasts more than 35 years - in the American Southwest likely will rise from a low chanc...
Kigali meeting to tackle super greenhouse gases
Oct 08, 2016 (AFP)
Envoys from nearly 200 nations meet in Kigali next week to discuss ridding the world of HFCs, gases introduced to save the ozone layer only to unwittingly assai...
Emissions of key greenhouse far higher than thought: study
Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)
Global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane may be double current estimates, posing an added challenge in the fight against climate change, researcher...
Microbes help plants survive in severe drought
Oct 05, 2016 (SPX)
With California in its fifth year of severe drought and many western states experiencing another year of unusually dry conditions, plants are stressed. Agricult...
Climate treaty ratified in race against the clock
Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)
The historic Paris climate pact dashed across the ratification finish line Wednesday to diplomatic cheers. "A turning point for the planet," said US President B...
Done deal: Paris climate pact to enter into force
Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)
A hard-fought climate rescue pact concluded last December in the French capital will enter into legal force next month, earlier than expected, after record-fast...
Tax fossil fuels or risk kids' future: US climate scientist
Oct 04, 2016 (AFP)
Levels of the planet's three most dangerous greenhouse gases are rising, and fossil fuels must be taxed to protect children from the turmoil of rising seas and ...
Poll finds vast gaps in US climate views
Oct 04, 2016 (AFP)
The American public is sharply divided on the issue of climate change, with liberals far more likely than conservatives to trust scientists on the science of gl...
Paris climate deal to enter force after EU green light
Oct 04, 2016 (AFP)
The landmark Paris climate pact is poised to enter into force globally after the European Parliament joined the world's top polluters in endorsing the deal to s...
Trudeau unveils Canada carbon price plan for 2018
Oct 03, 2016 (AFP)
Canada will impose a national minimum carbon price in 2018 in order to meet its Paris accord commitment to slash greenhouse gas emissions, Prime Minister Justin...
India ratifies historic Paris climate change pact
Oct 02, 2016 (AFP)
India, the world's third biggest carbon emitter, ratified the Paris agreement on climate change on Sunday on the birthday of the country's famously ascetic inde...
U.N.'s Ban to Europe on climate deal
Oct 02, 2016 (UPI)
The European Parliament said Monday it was preparing for a visit from the U.N. secretary-general as it votes to ratify last year's climate agreement from Paris....
Global warming set to pass 2C threshold in 2050: report
Sep 29, 2016 (AFP)
Earth is on track to sail past the two degree Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) threshold for dangerous global warming by 2050, seven of the world's top climate ...
Pillar of Obama climate plan has its day in court
Sep 27, 2016 (AFP)
The cornerstone of President Barack Obama's drive to fight global warming underwent close scrutiny Tuesday in a high-stakes day in court. The so-called Clean Po...
Earth's climate past points to overheated future: study
Sep 26, 2016 (AFP)
Our planet may grow intolerably hot even if greenhouse gases in the atmosphere remain at current levels, according to the first two-million-year reconstruction ...
Caspian terns found breeding 1,000 miles farther north than previous record
Sep 23, 2016 (UPI)
This year, scientists searching for Caspian terns in the parts of Alaska where the coastal species normally nests were out of luck. The birds were 1,000 miles t...
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