The Paris Clime agreement has set stiff targets for carbon emissions to limit global warming due to human activities, but the developed nations are accused of taking policies inconsistent with the policy... Read more »
Climate change could result in water crises, famine, displacement and migration, and could spark off political stress, conflict. Read more »
At least 250 million children under five years of age in low- and middle-income countries are at risk of not attaining their developmental potential. Read more »
The study by University of Arizona researchers may be the first to assess the extinction patterns using recent climate-related data and the movement of species. Read more »
The survey will be done through an internet and mobile-based video game in which players act as climate policymakers trying to limit global warming. Read more »
British website Carbon Brief says changes will be gradual, but the fragile climate and ecological systems could change dramatically and irreversibly. Read more »
The researchers who recorded the dramatic decline in chinstrap population, found a remarkable increase in the population of gentoo penguins. Read more »
More than two-thirds of the world’s oceans are speeding up, energised by faster winds, says a scientific study. Read more »
The Antarctic Peninsula has warmed almost 3°C in the last 50 years. The annual loss of ice from the Antarctic ice sheet has jumped at least six-fold since 1979. Read more »
Unresolved issues at Madrid will cast shadow over next year’s Glasgow conference. Read more »