climate change
Climate change: Why COP17 matters for the Middle East
Environment
December 4, 2011
Climate change: Why COP17 matters for the Middle East
Although the Middle East contributes relatively little to greenhouse gas emissions on a global level, several studies have shown that…
Climate change ‘threatens Nile, Limpopo rivers’
Environment
November 14, 2011
Climate change ‘threatens Nile, Limpopo rivers’
Rising global temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns could affect water flows on Africa's mighty Nile and Limpopo rivers, an agricultural…
Safety gear for small animals: Canadian artist takes on ecological cause
Environment
November 3, 2011
Safety gear for small animals: Canadian artist takes on ecological cause
The work of Canadian concept artist Bill Burns is currently being exhibited in Bristol, England, in the Arnolfini gallery. One…
Climate panel says wild weather worsening
Environment
November 1, 2011
Climate panel says wild weather worsening
Freakish weather disasters - from the sudden October snowstorm in the Northeast US to the record floods in Thailand -…
Mudslides, rain leave 80 dead in Central America
Environment
October 18, 2011
Mudslides, rain leave 80 dead in Central America
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The death toll from rains and mudslides across Central America rose to at least 80,…
24 hours of reality: Al Gore’s live broadcast attracts hundreds of thousands
Environment
September 15, 2011
24 hours of reality: Al Gore’s live broadcast attracts hundreds of thousands
”Today marks the beginning of a new era of action addressing the climate crises. Together we can focus the world’s…
Scientists: Area covered by Arctic ice hits historic low
Environment
September 12, 2011
Scientists: Area covered by Arctic ice hits historic low
PARIS - The area covered by Arctic sea ice reached its lowest point this week since the start of satellite observation…
An optimistic future for renewable energy in Egypt
Environment
June 21, 2011
An optimistic future for renewable energy in Egypt
Last week, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a full report on renewable energy to analyze…
Food prices driven up by global warming, study shows
Environment
May 7, 2011
Food prices driven up by global warming, study shows
Climate change cut global wheat and corn output by more than 3 percent over the past three decades compared to…