ScienceDaily: Researchers are homing in on the hurricane-prone Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to…
Month: October 2008
EU Could be Greener
Inter Press Service: The outcome of a crucial European Parliament vote on tackling climate change…
Countries must prepare for and adapt to cyclone impacts
SciDev.Net: Preparing for cyclones can save lives, but to save livelihoods nations must also help…
Waterborne Disease Risk Upped In Great Lakes
ScienceDaily: An anticipated increased incidence of climate-related extreme rainfall events in the Great Lakes region…
US environmentalists criticise World Bank on climate change ahead of annual meeting in Washington
Guardian: US environmentalists criticise World Bank on climate change ahead of annual meeting in Washington…
Tropical Wetlands Hold More Carbon Than Temperate Marshes
ScienceDaily: In one of the first comparisons of its kind, researchers have demonstrated that wetlands…
Economics seen bolstering case to protect nature
Reuters: Worsening damage to nature is jolting the world into doing more to protect animals…
Economic crisis impels EU climate fight: Barroso
Reuters: The financial crisis increases the urgency of European Union efforts to cut carbon dioxide…
Climate change could force millions from homes
Reuters: Environmental damage such as desertification or flooding caused by climate change could force millions…
Arctic Soil May Contain Nearly Twice Greenhouse-Gas Producing Material Than Previously Estimated
ScienceDaily: Frozen arctic soil contains nearly twice the greenhouse-gas-producing organic material as was previously estimated,…