Global warming could cause a dramatic decline in plant species diversity on the rangelands of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in southwest China, say Chinese and U.S. scientists. Research into climate change and grazing conducted in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 1998 to 2001 showed a 26 percent to 36 percent decrease of plant […]
A major climate change report for Australia’s government on Friday recommended the rapid introduction of an emissions trading scheme to curb greenhouse gases and warned that delay could be disastrous.”Without early and strong action, some time before 2020 we will realise we’ve indelibly surrendered to forces that have moved beyond our control,” said the report’s […]
An ice climber based in the Highlands has warned warming temperatures threaten the future of the winter pursuit in Scotland.Neil Smith, of Kyle of Lochalsh, is one of a number of a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) climate change witnesses.
The conservation charity has published new research showing the UK is leading the G8 nations in meeting […]
Penguin colonies are collapsing because global warming, pollution and over-fishing are damaging their ocean habitat in the southern hemisphere, a researcher at the University of Washington said.Penguins are serving as a “canary in the coal mine,” and their declining numbers are evidence that people are altering the animals’ environment, said Dee Boersma, a biology professor […]
California has more than two thousand kinds of plants that are not found anywhere else. A new study says climate change could severely affect these plants by the end of the century.Many could move northward and toward the Pacific coast in reaction to rising temperatures and changes in rainfall. Others might climb up mountains to […]
It’s a hot mid-afternoon and Miami Mayor Manny Diaz is standing on the terrace of a downtown hotel that overlooks a row of swaying palm trees, graceful sailboats and the aquamarine waters of Biscayne Bay.He’s flanked by a dozen other city leaders from around the country, all in town for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. […]
Tony Blair today called on leaders of the G8 group of rich nations to agree on practical solutions to global warming to bridge the “yawning chasm” between climate change “radicals and realists”.Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Blair said his new report, Breaking the Climate Deadlock, was “designed to be a practical way through; not yet […]
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he would press Group of Eight (G8) leaders at their summit in Japan next month to tackle the world food crisis, climate change and the flagging fight against global poverty.On the eve of his departure on a two-week, three-nation Asian tour, the secretary general said the July 7-9 summit […]
California on Thursday took a major step forward on its global warming fight by unveiling an ambitious plan for clean cars, renewable energy and stringent caps on big polluting industries.The plan, which aims to reduce pollutants by 10 percent from current levels by 2020 while driving investment in new energy technologies that will benefit the […]
The world already knows that global warming is a serious problem and the time has come for politicians and experts to come together to map out a practical solution, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday.Urging the Group of Eight industrialized nations to stand behind his initiative, Blair said he gave Japanese Prime Minister […]
