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Tag Archives: Climate change

06Nov/17

Headwinds for climate change conference

November 6, 2017EnvironmentAmerican people of German descent, Bonn, Business, China, City: Paris, Climate change, Climate change skepticism and denial, Donald Trump, Economy of the United States, Environment, Environmental policy of the Donald Trump administration, Global warming, IPCC Third Assessment Report, Laura Frykberg, Law by country, Natural environment, New York, Paris, Paris Agreement, Petteri, Petteri Taalas, Politics by country, Politics of the United States, president, Suva, The Apprentice, Trump, U.S. Federal Government, United Nations, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United States, United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, WWE Hall of Famesmbale

A UN-led climate conference in Bonn begins this week with President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement potentially an awkward sticking point. Laura Frykberg reports. Continue reading →

15Jun/17

NASA data predicts a rainier future than expected

June 15, 2017SpaceArticles, Climate, Climate change, Climate forcing agents, Climate history, Climatology, Cloud, Effects of global warming, Environment, Exploration of Uranus, Global warming, Hadley cell, Hui Su, Meteorology, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nature, NEXT MEDIA, Physical geography, Physical impacts of climate change, Precipitation, Rain, Tropical meteorology, Weathersmbale

A new study prepared by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the amount of rain in tropical regions may increase in the future due to global warming.
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14Nov/16

2016 set to be hottest on record, stoked by man-made warming – WMO

November 14, 2016EnvironmentAustralia, Canada, China, Climate, Climate change, Climate history, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Fort McMurray, Global warming, Greenland, Haiti, Instrumental temperature record, International Meteorological Organization, Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco, Meteorology, Morocco, Natural environment, Nature, Paris, Petteri Taalas, Physical geography, South Africa, Thailand, Triple J Hottest 100, United Nations, United Nations Development Group, United States, Weather, World Meteorological Organizationsmbale

The world is set to have its hottest year on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.

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10Nov/16

Morocco climate change conference sheds bright light on Africa

November 10, 2016EnvironmentAl Haite, Ban Ki-moon, China, City: Paris, Climate change, Climate change policy, Climate governance, Climate history, Climatology, Continent: Africa, Countries, Country: Morocco, Environment, France, Global warming, Hakima Al Haite, Hakima El Haite, James Murombedzi, Law by country, Marrakesh, Morocco, Paris, Paris Agreement, Physical geography, Politics of climate change, Ségolène Royal, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Statessmbale

Governments meeting in Morocco are expected to produce action plans on how to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement to slow global warming and one of them is the need to develop Africa, a continent that continues to pay the price for the industries of developed nations. In Paris, they spoke about the need to electrify African countries among other actions but this conference is expected to show how they will do that despite the funding and technical challenges behind implementation.

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14Apr/16

Asia study warns of severe water shortages

April 14, 2016EnvironmentADAM SCHLOSSER, Articles, Beijing, Ben Gruber, Cambridge, China, China and India, Climate change, Company: Reuters, Country: China and India, Economic growth, Effects of global warming, Environment, Environmental Issues, Futurology, Global warming, India, MIT, Natural environment, Nature, Shanghai, Sustainability, United States, Water resources, Water scarcity, Water supply, Water treatmentsmbale

A new study points to the risk that China and India will be facing severe water shortages by 2050 due to a perfect storm of economic growth, climate change, and fast growing populations. Ben Gruber reports.
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11Feb/16

UNDP Announces the Climate Action Hackathon in Zambia

February 11, 2016EnvironmentAlert messaging, Animal ecology, Articles, Bonizella Biagini, Brown Institute, City: Livingstone, Climate change, Climate change adaptation, Climate history, Columbia University, Company: ThomsonReuters, Continent: Africa, Country: Zambia, David Brown, Environment, Environmental Issues, Global warming, Hackathon, Helen Gurley Brown, Instant messaging, LIVINGSTONE, Natural environment, Nature, Online chat, Plant ecology, Stanford University, travel scholarships, United Nations Development Program, United Nations Development Programme, Videotelephony, Weather warning, Zambiasmbale

Up to 25 Full Travel Scholarships Will Provide Software and Application Developers with the Opportunity to Create Innovative Climate Information and Early Weather Alert Messaging Apps
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26Jan/16

Nicaragua's Las Canoa reservoir , which was left dry by the El Nino phenomenon

2015 hottest year on record – WMO

January 26, 2016EnvironmentAttribution of recent climate change, Clare Nullis, Climate, Climate change, Climate history, Climatology, Compton Tucker, Environmental Issues, Geneva, Global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, IPCC Third Assessment Report, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural environment, Nature, Nino, Paris, Physical geography, Switzerland, United Nations, United Nations Development Group, United Nations' World Meteorological Organization, World Meteorological Organizationsmbale

The U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization confirms that 2015 was hottest year on record, as part of a longer-term trend.

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13Dec/15

Paris Agreement on climate change

Talking Climate COP21

December 13, 2015EnvironmentClimate change, Climate change policy, Countries, Environment, France, Global warming, Global warming controversy, Greenhouse gas, Individual and political action on climate change, Laurent Fabius, Law by country, Paris, Politics of climate change, Post–Kyoto Protocol negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changesmbale

After two weeks of discussion and further delays, global leaders have adopted a historic agreement at COP21. The deal was agreed by nearly 200 nations and has been hailed as a truly global.
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07Dec/15

Sceptics deny ‘climate crisis’ as international climate talks continue in Paris

December 7, 2015EnvironmentAdaptation to global warming, Animal ecology, Canada, Climate change, Climate change adaptation, Climate change denial, Climate change policy, Climate finance, Climate variability and change, Durban, France, Global warming, Global warming controversy, James Taylor, Natural environment, Nature, Paris, Plant ecology, The Heartland Institute, Tom Harris, United Nations, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United Statessmbale

Climate change sceptics deny any climate crisis, calling on world leaders to dedicate funds to adapt to climate change rather than try to fight it.

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30Nov/15

Leaders gathered for climate summit pose for family photo

November 30, 2015EnvironmentBarack Obama, BOURGET, civil society, cleaner energy sources, Climate change, Climate change policy, Climate history, Climate Summit, Copenhagen, Environment, Environmental Issues, France, Global warming, Natural environment, Nature, Paris, Pope Francis, Time, United Nations, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United Nations Secretariat, United States, Xi Jinpingsmbale

World leaders gathered for the United Nations-sponsored climate summit pose for family photo as the 2-week meeting gets underway.

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