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Hottest Year : UN for advisories to save lives
FEATURED IMAGE above shows Thorn Tree Sossusvlei Namib Desert Namibia Luca Galuzzi, Photo by Luca Galuzzi via Wikimedia Commons. Amid growing risk for increase in heat-related deaths from climate change effects, the United Nations Office for...July 28, 2016 867 0 -
Warming Globe: Each of first six months in 2016 warmest on record
Two eye-opening studies Tuesday reported record a stretch of heat as climate change continues to affect earth and oceanic environment around the globe. Each of the first six months of 2016 set a record as the...July 20, 2016 1182 0 -
US power generation mix to change with focus on cleaner energy
Power generation in the United States will make a shift towards producing cleaner energy that fits into President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce carbon emission. According to a latest report by the Energy Information Agency,...July 4, 2016 979 0 -
Michelle Yeoh campaigns with baby pandas to save wildlife
Film star Michelle Yeoh is playing an altogether different role, away from the glamor and glitter of Hollywood. The UN Goodwill Ambassador has teamed up with two baby pandas to pitch a public-engaging call for achievement of...June 1, 2016 1016 0 -
Heat of the moment
The 2016 election season in the United States may be getting hotter with each passing day but sweltering summer in several parts of the world is into an unprecedented streak of high temperatures, raising alarm for...May 28, 2016 933 0 -
Listen to chirping birds before sky falls silent: UN on Migratory Bird Day
Step out of your homes and offices and listen to the birds chirping in the sky – that is the spirit of the message the United Nations is emanating on the World Migratory Bird Day. The...May 11, 2016 2190 0 -
As reports link Canada fire to El Nino, UN urges action
As reports said El Nino phenomenon had contributed to spell that has seen fires raging through Canada’s Alberta province, the United Nations has asked called for coordinated efforts to prevent weather extremes resulting from disturbed atmospheric patterns. A...May 7, 2016 1123 0 -
Leonardo DiCaprio’s fervent call to save planet
American actor Leonardo DiCaprio made an fervent case for bold action to stem climate degradation at the United Nations on Friday, as leaders from 175 countries signed the Paris Agreement to save the planet. The Academy...April 23, 2016 912 0 -
UN turns to Angry Birds’ Red to inspire a Greener Planet
In an unusual move designed to grab world attention, the United Nations has appointed Red, the leader of the “Angry Birds” mobile game characters, as an envoy to inspire climate action toward the goal of a...March 20, 2016 1079 0 -
Warmest winter in US giving way to early spring
The United States experienced the warmest winter this year, partly due to a strong El Nino phenomenon, the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration says – indicating that the current year may be even hotter than last...March 8, 2016 927 0
