UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
Paris and the United Nations called Thursday for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil’s right-wing ...
Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change
Iceland on Sunday honoured the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others ...
July 2019 hottest month on record for planet: US agency
July 2019 temperatures were the hottest ever recorded globally, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said ...
Climate deniers get more media play than scientists: study
Climate deniers have garnered far more media attention than prominent climate scientists over the years, fuelling public confusion ...
‘Arctic heat wave’ hits world’s northernmost settlement
Temperatures hit a record 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit in Alert, the northernmost permanently inhabited spot on the planet less than 600 ...
In Paris, cars forced to make way for the two-wheel revolution
With the wind rushing through their hair, they zip past on bikes, electric scooters and mono-wheels, effortlessly passing lines of ...
Mediterranean sharks risk ‘disappearing’: conservationists
Sharks — the sea’s top predators for millions of years — are at risk of disappearing from the Mediterranean as ...
Dramatic warming projected in world’s major cities by 2050
By the year 2050, London’s climate will resemble Madrid’s today; Paris will be more like Canberra; Stockholm like ...
80 city-centric plans coming soon to make earth green, sky blue again: Javadekar
New Delhi, Jul 10: Eighty city-centric action plans will be launched soon in line with the budget’s focus on making “the ...
Light pollution puts Nemo’s offspring at risk
Popularised by Disney’s ‘Finding Nemo’, the common clownfish may not see its eggs hatch if they are exposed to ...