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Vietnam aims to boost solar energy, reduce coal use

Vietnam aims to boost solar energy, reduce coal use

Vietnam’s government plans to significantly increase the contribution made by the solar energy sector and cut power generated from coal, according to adjustments to the National Power Development Plan for 2011-2020 with a vision to 2030 recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Earth could become hotter than thought, study warns

Earth could become hotter than thought, study warns

UN's Ban says time to scale up action on climate change

UN's Ban says time to scale up action on climate change

Oceans delay warming of Antarctic waters: study

Oceans delay warming of Antarctic waters: study

Deep, cold ocean currents from the North Atlantic blunt the effect of global warming on Antarctica and slow the rise of sea levels, according to a study published Monday.
May 30, 2016 | 06:41 pm PT
Antarctica's sea ice said to be vulnerable to sudden retreat

Antarctica's sea ice said to be vulnerable to sudden retreat

"Sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere is also susceptible to major climate changes."
August 16, 2016 | 05:55 pm PT
Coffee will be extinct in 65 years, courtesy of climate change

Coffee will be extinct in 65 years, courtesy of climate change

By 2080, climate change may eradicate your daily cappuccino as it will get too hot for coffee beans to survive. 
September 9, 2016 | 03:00 pm PT
Global warming set to pass 2C threshold in 2050: report

Global warming set to pass 2C threshold in 2050: report

Climate change is faster than anticipated.
September 29, 2016 | 08:15 pm PT
Hottest Arctic on record triggers massive ice melt

Hottest Arctic on record triggers massive ice melt

'Those warming effects in the Arctic have had a cascading effect through the environment.'
December 14, 2016 | 05:31 pm PT
World temperatures hit new high in 2016 for third year in a row

World temperatures hit new high in 2016 for third year in a row

'We don't expect record years every year, but the ongoing long-term warming trend is clear.' 
January 18, 2017 | 07:48 am PT
World temperatures hit a new high in 2016

World temperatures hit a new high in 2016

World temperatures hit a record high for the third year in a row in 2016, creeping closer to a ceiling set for global warming, U.S. government agencies said on Wednesday.
January 18, 2017 | 10:09 pm PT
'Zero recovery' for corals in back-to-back Australia bleaching

'Zero recovery' for corals in back-to-back Australia bleaching

It is the fourth time coral bleaching has hit the reef after previous events in 1998, 2002 and 2016.
April 10, 2017 | 12:08 am PT
Cities may be 8 degrees Celsius hotter by 2100: study

Cities may be 8 degrees Celsius hotter by 2100: study

'For the worst-off city, losses could reach up to 10.9 percent of GDP by 2100.' 
May 29, 2017 | 05:16 pm PT
US will lose jobs if it quits Paris climate deal: UN

US will lose jobs if it quits Paris climate deal: UN

Trump will announce his decision on global climate deal on Thursday.
May 31, 2017 | 07:03 pm PT
Giant iceberg poised to snap off from Antarctica: scientists

Giant iceberg poised to snap off from Antarctica: scientists

'It is widely accepted that warming ocean and atmospheric temperatures have been a factor in earlier disintegrations of ice shelves elsewhere on the Antarctic Peninsula.'
June 2, 2017 | 12:07 am PT
World's 'highest' village runs dry as warming hits the Himalayas

World's 'highest' village runs dry as warming hits the Himalayas

'These days the water is not coming like it used to. The seasons are changing. We see there is less water than before.'
July 31, 2017 | 05:08 pm PT
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