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UK Labour Party to force climate emergency vote
Apr 28, 2019 (AFP)
"On Wednesday, the UK Parliament will have the chance to be the first in the world to declare an environment and climate emergency, which we hope will trigger a...
London climate protests to end after 11 days of gridlock
Apr 24, 2019 (AFP)
"Extinction Rebellion will voluntarily end the Marble Arch and Parliament Square blockades tomorrow," said the group, adding there would be a closing ceremony a...
Teen activist Greta Thunberg meets UK MPs as climate protests continue
Apr 23, 2019 (AFP)
The Swedish activist, who is due to address the protests in Westminster later on Tuesday, met Corbyn along with Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable, Green Party...
Climate change protesters halt London street blockade
Apr 22, 2019 (AFP)
The so-called Extinction Rebellion took over the heart of the UK capital in a bid to focus global attention on rising temperatures and sea levels caused by gree...
London climate protests enter fourth day
Apr 18, 2019 (AFP)
Transport for London tweeted that "bus routes which usually serve stops in central London remain diverted -- curtailed due to an ongoing protest which is blocki...
Driving a wedge into historic gaps of climate science
Apr 17, 2019 (SPX)
Hokkaido University researchers and colleagues have found that the Beaufort Sea, on the margin of the Arctic Ocean, was not completely frozen over during the co...
Amid intense drought, deadly rains lash Afghanistan
Apr 16, 2019 (AFP)
While some welcomed the wet weather after the punishing dry spell of recent years, residents complained about the lack of infrastructure and government assistan...
On climate change, a shift towards civil disobedience
Apr 15, 2019 (AFP)
It was like trying to pull a limpet off a rock -- he couldn't get a grip. Welcome to Non-Violent Civil Disobedience 101, a one-day basic training for people who...
Study looks to iron from microbes for climate help
Apr 08, 2019 (SPX)
"It is important that we explore ideas for climate change mitigation that can supplement the effects of decreasing carbon emissions," said David Emerson, a seni...
Study shows arctic warming contributes to drought
Apr 08, 2019 (SPX)
According to new research led by a University of Wyoming scientist, similar changes could be in store today because a warming Arctic weakens the temperature dif...
Using Space Systems for Climate Control
Apr 08, 2019 (SPX)
Thus, global warming will further increase. If we could control the amount of energy from the Sun, our climate could be controlled. This, in combination with in...
Farmers and nomads take to violence in drought-stricken Chad
Apr 07, 2019 (AFP)
A dusty town in eastern Chad, once part of the proud Ouaddai empire, Adre is caught up in a mounting conflict between local farmers and nomadic camel herders fr...
Canada experiencing warming at twice global level: report
Apr 02, 2019 (AFP)
Average temperatures have risen by 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) since 1948, or about double the global average of 0.8 degrees Celsius, and "will...
Australia sees record temperatures for fourth month in a row
Apr 01, 2019 (AFP)
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said the country had experienced the warmest March on record, with mean maximum and minimum temperatures above average for nearl...
Eco-tax championed, contested and still marginal in EU
Mar 31, 2019 (AFP)
In 2011 the European Commission envisaged that by "2020 a major shift from taxation of labour towards environmental taxation... will lead to a substantial incre...
Droughts could hit aging power plants hard
Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)
The solution is not to scrap the regulations, a new Duke University study shows. It's to scrap the old cooling systems. "If we want to have reliable electricity...
Is it right to invest in space exploration when there is an unsolved climate crisis on earth?
Mar 27, 2019 (SPX)
Asteroids contain a plethora of metals and raw materials ranging from iron and nickel to very valuable metals such as gold, silver and platinum. Building mines ...
UN wants to showcase ambitious countries at climate summit
Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)
In a note sent to member states, Guterres outlined plans for an "action-oriented" summit featuring a wide range of "deliverables" from governments to inject new...
Stalagmite to help predict droughts, floods in India
Mar 25, 2019 (UPI)
Roughly 1.5 billion people in India rely on the monsoons for their water. Sometimes, the monsoons disappoint. Winter rains can alleviate drought conditions in t...
Macron accuses EU summit of falling short on climate goals
Mar 22, 2019 (AFP)
The leaders stressed the need for the EU to submit an "ambitious long-term strategy by 2020 striving for climate neutrality" in line with the 2015 Paris deal, w...
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