- World Bank: Arab World hit hard by climate change AP - 23 hours ago
The Middle East and North Africa will be especially hard hit by climate change in the coming decades, the World Bank said in a report Wednesday, saying the region will … More »World Bank: Arab World hit hard by climate change
- 'Pineapple Express': New Sensors to Monitor Torrential Storms LiveScience.com - Tue, Dec 4, 2012 5:13 PM EST
SAN FRANCISCO — Nature generally doesn't time its storms so well. A "Pineapple Express" weather system — so named because of its origins near the pineapple-rich Hawaiian … More »'Pineapple Express': New Sensors to Monitor Torrential Storms
SAN FRANCISCO — Nature generally doesn't time its storms so well. A "Pineapple Express" weather system — so named because of its origins near the pineapple-rich Hawaiian Islands — dumped large amounts of rain on San Francisco and Northern California this past weekend, just ahead of the announcement of a new system for forecasting …
- Extreme weather is new normal, U.N.'s Ban tells climate talks Reuters - Tue, Dec 4, 2012 3:04 PM EST
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 …
- At climate talks, UN chief rejects warming doubts AP - Tue, Dec 4, 2012 1:03 PM EST
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
- 33 dead in flood in typhoon-hit south Philippines AP - Tue, Dec 4, 2012 8:05 AM EST
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
- 'Black Swan' Storms: Extreme Cyclones Linked to Warming Seas LiveScience.com - Tue, Dec 4, 2012 12:45 PM EST
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 - Tue, Dec 4, 2012 10:45 AM EST
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
- UN secretary-general urges faster response to global warming, calls it 'existential challenge' AP - Tue, Dec 4, 2012 9:31 AM EST
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.
- 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