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 London (AFP) Oct 15, 2009 
The Arctic ice cap will vanish completely in summer months within 20-30 years, polar researchers said Thursday, sounding the alarm two months before a critical climate change summit in Copenhagen. It is likely to be largely ice-free during the warmer months within a decade, according to findings from an arctic expedition led by British adventurer Pen Hadow. Veteran polar explorer Hadow a ... read more 
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 15, 2009Canadian rivers are at risk from a variety of environmental challenges, including global warming, expanding agriculture, the construction of hydro-electric dams and increased urban consumption of water, a study said Thursday. Although Canada holds the world's largest freshwater reserves in thousands of lakes and rivers, this could quickly change as demands for water increase exponentially, ... more |
Trump leaves Paris climate agreement, doubles down on fossil fuels
Trump's climate retreat shines light on green leaders Brazil drought lights a fire under global coffee prices Trump's climate retreat shines light on other green leaders The global forces sending coffee prices skyward CORRECTED: US to withdraw from Paris agreement, expand drilling UN climate chief says door still open to Paris deal US to withdraw from Paris agreement, expand drilling Activists slam 'destructive' Indonesia forest conversion plan Indonesia launches international carbon exchange 
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Geneva (AFP) Oct 14, 2009Swiss researchers have found that Alpine glaciers melting under the impact of climate change are releasing highly toxic pollutants that had been absorbed by the ice for decades. They warned in a study abstract published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology that it could have a "dire environmental impact" on "pristine mountain areas" as global warming accelerates. ... more  
State College, Pa. (UPI) Oct 14, 2009 Snow in North Carolina and a warm Olympics in British Columbia will characterize the winter, Accu-Weather meteorologist Joe Bastardi said in State College, Pa. Bastardi said the current El Nino will fade over the winter and not have as much impact as it generally does. Hit hardest by the winter will be the area from southern New England through the Appalachians and mid-Atlantic ... more  
Kampala (AFP) Oct 14, 2009Outraged conservationists said Wednesday that Uganda had neither enough game nor adequate control mechanisms to reintroduce sport hunting on animals such as elephant and buffalo. Animal and environmental protection groups were angered by the Uganda Wildlife Authority's (UWA) decision to sell shooting licences in a bid to boost tourism revenue. "I do not believe that Uganda has enough gam ... more |
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Ulee Lheue, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 14, 2009Sirens wailed and crowds fled across Indian Ocean nations Wednesday in a mass drill simulating a giant tsunami similar to the 2004 disaster that killed about 220,000 people. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and the Japan Meteorological Agency sent out bulletins for a 9.2-magnitude quake and tsunami to kick off the UN-backed drill, dubbed "Exercise Indian Ocean Wave 09". ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 14, 2009Indian regulators approved on Wednesday the introduction of genetically modified aubergines, potentially making them the first transgenic vegetable to be grown on local farms, a top official told AFP. The much-awaited clearance by the state-run Genetically Engineering Appraisal Committee could lead to production of the vegetable - known as aubergines, eggplant or brinjals in India - if app ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 14, 2009Paleontologists in east China may have discovered the remains of a new species of dinosaur at what is said to be the world's largest group of fossilised dinosaur bones, state media said Wednesday. Scientists in Zhucheng city, Shandong province, have for months been exploring a gully over 500 metres (1,650 feet) long and 26 metres deep that is strewn with thousands of dinosaur bones, the Jilu ... more |
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