- At climate talks, UN chief rejects warming doubts AP - 4 hours ago
Pointing to the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy and other weather disasters this year, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an international climate conference … More »At climate talks, UN chief rejects warming doubts
- 'Black Swan' Storms: Extreme Cyclones Linked to Warming Seas LiveScience.com - 4 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO — A "black swan" cyclone may sound like the latest comic book hero, but this "extreme of the extremes" is the result of climate models that suggest global … More »'Black Swan' Storms: Extreme Cyclones Linked to Warming Seas
- UN chief urges faster response to global warming AP - 6 hours ago
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged governments to speed up talks to forge a joint response to global warming, describing it as an "existential challenge … More »UN chief urges faster response to global warming
- Extreme weather is new normal, U.N.'s Ban tells climate talks Reuters - 7 hours ago
DOHA (Reuters) - Extreme weather is the new normal and poses a threat to the human race, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday, as he sought to revive deadlocked … More »Extreme weather is new normal, U.N.'s Ban tells climate talks
DOHA (Reuters) - Extreme weather is the new normal and poses a threat to the human race, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday, as he sought to revive deadlocked global climate change talks. Ban's intervention came as efforts to agree a symbolic extension of the U.N. Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that obliges about …
- UN secretary-general urges faster response to global warming, calls it 'existential challenge' AP - 8 hours ago
DOHA, Qatar - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged governments to speed up slow-moving talks to forge a joint response to global warming. More »UN secretary-general urges faster response to global warming, calls it 'existential challenge'
DOHA, Qatar - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged governments to speed up slow-moving talks to forge a joint response to global warming.
- 33 dead in flood in typhoon-hit south Philippines AP - 9 hours ago
A Philippine governor says at least 33 villagers and soldiers have drowned when torrents of water dumped by a powerful typhoon rushed down a mountain, engulfing the … More »33 dead in flood in typhoon-hit south Philippines
- Fossil fuel subsidies in focus at climate talks AP - Mon, Dec 3, 2012 2:19 PM EST
Hassan al-Kubaisi considers it a gift from above that drivers in oil- and gas-rich Qatar only have to pay $1 per gallon at the pump."Thank God that our country is an … More »Fossil fuel subsidies in focus at climate talks
- Showtime Orders Climate Change Docu Series Produced By James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub And Arnold Schwarzenegger Deadline.com - Mon, Dec 3, 2012 1:53 PM EST
Showtime has ordered Years Of Living Dangerously, a documentary series which explores the human impact of climate change. It is executive produced by James Cameron, Jerry … More »Showtime Orders Climate Change Docu Series Produced By James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub And Arnold Schwarzenegger
Showtime has ordered Years Of Living Dangerously, a documentary series which explores the human impact of climate change. It is executive produced by James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with Emmy-winning 60 Minutes producers Joel Bach and David Gelber, and climate expert Daniel Abbasi. Matt Damon, …
- US envoy hits China's stand in UN climate talks AP - Mon, Dec 3, 2012 11:57 AM EST
The United States on Monday challenged China's view of how to split the burden of curbing carbon emissions, saying the rich-poor divide in past climate agreements has … More »US envoy hits China's stand in UN climate talks
- Factbox - Unresolved disputes at U.N. climate talks in Doha Reuters - Mon, Dec 3, 2012 6:54 AM EST
REUTERS - Almost 200 nations are meeting in Doha until December 7 to try to extend struggling U.N.-led efforts to slow global warming to avert ever more droughts, floods, … More »Factbox - Unresolved disputes at U.N. climate talks in Doha
REUTERS - Almost 200 nations are meeting in Doha until December 7 to try to extend struggling U.N.-led efforts to slow global warming to avert ever more droughts, floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels. The talks have low-key ambitions even though a series of studies has highlighted rising greenhouse gas emissions. One …
- Northern California braces for more rain, flooding AP - Sun, Dec 2, 2012 1:17 PM EST
Residents of Northern California were hunkering down early Sunday as a powerful storm drenched the area with yet another round of pounding rain and strong winds. More »Northern California braces for more rain, flooding
- New Zealand: forget Kyoto, write new climate deal AP - Sun, Dec 2, 2012 1:06 PM EST
Highlighting a rift between the rich countries and emerging economies like China, New Zealand's climate minister staunchly defended his government's decision to drop … More »New Zealand: forget Kyoto, write new climate deal
- Climate activists march outside UN talks in Qatar AP - Sat, Dec 1, 2012 8:01 AM EST
A few hundred people marched in a peaceful demonstration Saturday for "climate justice" in Doha, where negotiators from nearly 200 countries are debating about how to … More »Climate activists march outside UN talks in Qatar
- California braces for more stormy weather AP - Sat, Dec 1, 2012 12:44 PM EST
Residents of Northern California are getting a bit of a respite after two major storms moved through the region, but a third big storm is on the way. More »California braces for more stormy weather
- Calif. storm brings intense rain, flood warnings AP - Fri, Nov 30, 2012 11:22 PM EST
The second in a series of storms slammed Northern California on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power, tied up traffic and caused flooding along some … More »Calif. storm brings intense rain, flood warnings