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Climate change concerns soar after Pakistani city records hottest April day
A map showing sizzling temperatures over Pakistan and India on Monday, in Celsius. (ogimet.com via @EKMeteo on Twitter) Another climate change warning hit the world this week when Nawabshah, a southern Pakistan city, recorded what many experts believe...May 3, 2018 1191 0 -
Climate Change: How many more alarm bells?
A frame-filling portrait of a male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) jumping in the pack ice. Svalbard, Norway. Photo: Arturo de Frias Marques/Wikimedia Commons It’s been more than two years since the international community reached the Paris Agreement to address...Mar 30, 2018 1293 0 -
World landmarks go dark to spotlight climate change urgency
For 60 minutes landmarks from Australia to the United States went dark to accentuate the Earth Hour’s message of urgency to address the climate change issues. Sydney’s Opera House, the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, landmarks...Mar 25, 2018 1038 0 -
Extreme Weather: 2017 costliest year amid alarming climate change trends
A file photo shows a washed-out bridge, damaged from flooding, is shown in Pakistan Aug. 5, 2010 Credit:DoD by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Wikipedia A spate of disasters due to a mix of extreme weather and climate...Mar 23, 2018 1154 0 -
Will new climate change warnings and the beauty of Winter Olympics inspire action?
Photo: Chief Yeoman Alphonso Braggs, US-Navy/Wikimedia Commons With several days of cloudy skies, snowfall and rains this winter may have given the impression that traditionally cool winters after all are not a thing of the past....Feb 18, 2018 37597 2 -
Climate change demands action
A polar bear jumping in Spitsbergen Island, Syalbard, Norway. Photo Credit: Arturo de Frias Marques/Wikimedia Commons The Bonn Conference opening on Monday will be yet another step in the search for world commitment to climate action....Nov 5, 2017 977 0 -
New report rings alarm bells about climate change from soaring CO2 levels
Photo shows a family along with their cattle and possessions stranded atop small islands formed due to massive floods, Sindh province, Pakistan. Credit: IFAD/EPA/Nadeem Khawer via UN The atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) keep soaring...Oct 31, 2017 1340 0 -
Climate change and conflicts among top concerns for millennials
Green Peace March in Madrid 2015 Photo: OsvaldoGago/Wikimedia Young people all over the world feel climate change, conflicts and corruption pose serious challenges but they also believe in the power of technology for well-being of humanity....Sep 4, 2017 1350 0 -
Climate Change: South Asia may experience intense heat by the end of the century
Does human activity – especially the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas – cause global warning? The debate continues. In the meantime, threats posed by the Earth’s changing climate have been spelled out in newly...Aug 4, 2017 1697 0 -
Intergovernmental panel warns against repercussions of inaction on climate change
Photo by Maryphillips shows drought in California via Wikimedia Commons The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the international body for assessing the science related to climate change, which provides a scientific basis for governments at...Jun 5, 2017 1178 0