Leonardo DiCaprio joins UN climate campaignLeonardo DiCaprio will address world leaders at a UN climate summit next week as the new "UN messenger of peace" with focus on climate change.
Climate change ravaging Antarctic fur seals: studyA food shortage likely caused by climate change is shrinking a South Antarctic fur seal colony and changing the profile of its surviving members, researchers said.
24 July 2014
Alaska town evacuates after quake tsunami warningResidents in a remote section of the US Aleutian islands rushed to higher ground after an 7.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Alaska triggered a local tsunami warning, an official said.
24 June 2014
$210 million needed now for Bosnia floods: UNThe United Nations estimates it will cost $210 million to cover immediate priority needs for the next six months in Bosnia, alone, after devastating floods hit the region, an official said.
10 June 2014
Oceans worth up to $222 bln annually in CO2 captureBy absorbing carbon emissions from the atmosphere, the seas avert climate damage worth up to $222 billion (163 billion euros) every year, according to an estimate released.
Fish losing survival instinct in acidic oceans: studyFish are losing their survival instinct -- even becoming attracted to the smell of their predators -- as the world's oceans become more acidic because of climate change, new research.
15 April 2014
Four killed in landslide in northern Afghanistan: officialsA landslide triggered by heavy rains and a small earthquake swept through two villages in northern Afghanistan killing four people and destroying around 100 houses, officials said Saturday.
13 April 2014
Australia's far north battens down for major cycloneAustralia's sparsely populated northern tip was Thursday preparing for the largest cyclone to hit the area since Cyclone Yasi smashed into Queensland in 2011, ripping homes from their foundations and devastating crops.
11 April 2014
Unique paleontological site disappearing in PavlodarA unique archeological site containing remnants of rhinoceros and mastodons in Pavlodar will vanish if the city administration does not start to care about the Gusinii Perelet paleontological site.
10 April 2014
Climate change boosts conflict risk, floods, hunger: UNSoaring carbon emissions will amplify the risk of conflict, hunger, floods and migration this century, the UN's expert panel said Monday in a landmark report on the impact of climate change.
31 March 2014
Paris makes public transport free to tackle severe pollutionParis authorities said Thursday they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather.
14 March 2014
Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages: studyThe steam and heat from volcanoes allowed species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, a study showed Tuesday, offering help for scientists dealing with climate change.
Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: studyEurope is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, climate scientists said Friday.
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