Climate Change

Climate change making extreme weather events worse: UN

MARRAKESH: Climate change has made deadly heatwaves and hurricanes, along with droughts and flooding, both… Read More

Extreme weather warnings at UN climate meeting

MARRAKESH, MOROCCO: Many of the deadly heatwaves and hurricanes, droughts and floods this decade have… Read More

OPEC says climate effort won’t quench oil thirst

PARIS: A global pact to battle global warming entered into force last week, but the… Read More

Paris Climate Agreement goes live, turning up heat at UN talks

PARIS: Just days after the landmark Paris climate pact comes into force on Friday, diplomats… Read More

One in seven children suffer high air pollution: UNICEF

GENEVA: Almost one in seven children worldwide live in areas with high levels of outdoor… Read More

Sanctions threaten Iran climate efforts: vice president

TEHRAN: Iran's vice president and environment chief, Massoumeh Ebtekar, has told AFP that the West's… Read More

Islamabad becomes first city in Pakistan to sign environment accord

Islamabad is the first city in Pakistan which has entered the comity of cities of… Read More

Pepsi to reduce sugar in soft drinks

Pepsi has set a target for reducing the amount of sugar in its soft drinks… Read More

Leonardo DiCaprio issues climate action call in new documentary

LOS ANGELES: Leonardo DiCaprio has issued an impassioned call for immediate action on climate change… Read More

Obama hails ‘historic day’ as Paris climate accord takes effect

OSLO/WASHINGTON: A global agreement to combat climate change will take force after support from European nations… Read More

Climate Change may affect food prices over the next 10 years

ROME: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has expressed concern that declining prices… Read More

Obama, DiCaprio talk about ‘race against time’ on climate

WASHINGTON: Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and US President Barack Obama joined forces Monday night on the… Read More

Greenland ice melting faster than thought… should we worry?

MIAMI: Greenland's highly unstable ice sheet is melting more than seven percent faster than previously… Read More

When ships pass, whales eat less: study

Noise from ships impedes humpback whales from foraging for food, and could have long-term impacts… Read More

Nature’s 2016 resource ‘budget’ already used up: report

PARIS: In just over seven months, humanity has used up a full year's allotment of… Read More

Anthrax outbreak in north Russia affects dozens

MOSCOW: At least 21 cases of anthrax, including one fatality, were confirmed after an unusual… Read More

Powered by Google, UN flexes tech muscle to fight climate change

New Google-powered software will help the world tackle problems related to climate change, deforestation and… Read More

John Kerry urges phasing-out of toxic greenhouse gases

VIENNA: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday urged signatories of an international ozone pact… Read More

Clinton campaign says Sanders to join her at Tuesday rally

WASHINGTON: Bernie Sanders will join Hillary Clinton at a presidential campaign rally in New Hampshire… Read More

Obama touts environmental record on family outing to national parks

Obama, also using the occasion to tout his environmental record, is the first sitting president… Read More