Tag: Climate Change

Climate Change produces The world’s first rising seas “refugees”

PORT MORESBY, The 1,500 residents of Carteret Island, an atoll of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea,

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Finnish PM urges rich nations to take lead on climate change

TOKYO (AFP) - Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen on Monday urged developed countries to take the lead in reducing

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Ethiopia in grip of famine

More than 3 million Ethiopians will need food aid in the coming months as the country faces a new

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White House issues climate report 4 years late

WASHINGTON - Under a court order and four years late, the White House Thursday produced what it called a

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Global warming to deplete Great Lakes even more

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Global warming will likely drain more water from the Great Lakes and pose added pollution threats

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White House hopefuls serious on climate change

LONDON (AFP) - The three main US presidential hopefuls all bode well for the fight against climate change, the

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Brazil says Amazon deforestation rising

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Destruction of the Amazon is again on the upswing despite a recent crackdown on

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Alps hit by two-decade decline in snowfall

PARIS (AFP) - A forthcoming study has added to worries that the Alpine ski industry will be badly affected

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Italy hit by flash flood

Heavy rains in Italy have caused the River Aniene in Tivoli to burst its banks. Hundreds of people looked

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Woman rescued after 196 hours

A 60-year-old woman has been rescued from rubble eight days after the earthquake hit Sichuan province in China. Wang

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