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by Maria ANTONOVA Agence France-Presse YAKUTSK, Russia (AFP) — Eduard Romanov points to a spot on a block of flats where a major supporting beam has sagged and begun to crack, destabilizing the nine storeys of apartments above. In Russia’s Siberian city of Yakutsk, one of the coldest on Earth, climate change is causing dangerous melting of the frozen ground, or permafrost, on which the buildings stand. “Since the year before last, the building has […]
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse KATOWISE, Poland (AFP) — Governments must protect citizens from the killer effects of climate change, movie tough guy-turned-statesman Arnold Schwarzenegger told AFP, insisting the United States was committed to a greener future despite Donald Trump reneging on the Paris agreement. In an interview on the sidelines of a UN climate summit in Poland this week, the Terminator actor and three-time Mr. Universe winner said he was on an “environmental crusade” […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — There is a 75 to 80 percent chance of a moderate El Niño event forming in the next three months, possibly impacting weather patterns in several regions, the UN said Tuesday. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) noted that the impending El Niño is not expected to be as powerful as the 2015-2016 event that was linked to droughts, floods and coral bleaching. But, it “can still significantly affect rainfall and temperature […]
by Sara Hussein Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Climate change is increasing the amount of rain that hurricanes produce, and as warming picks up storms will become increasingly wetter and windier, according to new research. The findings are based on extensive modelling that involved millions of computing hours on a supercomputer, and they show that climate change is already affecting the intensity of storms. “Climate change so far — from preindustrial to present […]
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Rapid population growth and poor infrastructure have put two out of three cities in Africa at “extreme risk” of the threats posed by climate change, according to a new analysis released Wednesday. With UN figures showing 86 of the world’s 100 fastest-growing cities are in Africa, experts warned nearly half of the continent’s GDP was exposed to the perils posed by our warming planet. The findings […]
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Even modest temperature rises agreed under an international plan to limit climate disaster could see the ice caps melt enough this century for their loss to be “irreversible”, experts warned Monday. The 2015 Paris Agreement limits nations to temperature rises “well below” two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels and to less than 1.5C if at all possible. That ballpark of getting 1.5-2C hotter […]
Videographic looking at the importance of ice shelves. A study shows that Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets will continue to shrink this century, even if warming is limited to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. https://youtu.be/TOhPgqM0tt4
by Catherine HOURS / Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Energy sector carbon emissions will rise in 2018 after hitting record levels the year before, dimming prospects for meeting Paris climate treaty goals, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday. The energy sector accounts for 80 percent of global CO2 emissions, with most of the rest caused by deforestation and agriculture, so its performance is key to efforts to rein […]
INCHEON, South Korea (AFP) — Avoiding global climate chaos will require a major transformation of society and the world economy that is “unprecedented in scale,” the UN says in a landmark report that warns time is running out to avert disaster. https://youtu.be/f97yGa9fznU
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Wind turbines, designed as an alternative to fossil fuels, still contribute to climate change due to the way they redistribute heat and moisture in the atmosphere, according to a study published Thursday. Researchers from Harvard University found that powering the entire United States with wind energy would cause a 0.54 degree Celsius ground temperature rise in the area where the turbines were located, and a 0.24C increase across the continental […]
(Eagle News) — Isa sa mga pina-planong talakayin sa ASEAN meeting ang rehabilitasyon sa Boracay. Nakapaloob ito sa mainstream bio-diversity ng mga nasa sektor ng turismo. Sinabi ni Theresa Mundita-Lim, Executive Director for ASEAN Center For Biodiversity (ACB), malaki ang maitutulong ng boracay presentation sa ASEAN member nations. Layon nitong matutuhan kung paano isinagawa ang rehabilitasyon sa Boracay, para maiiwas sa tuluyang pagkasira ng isa sa magagandang isla sa mundo. Sa gagawing presentasyon, makakakuha ng […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Shipping, pollution and over fishing have reduced areas of “wilderness” to just 13 percent of the world’s oceans, a study showed Friday, warning untouched marine habitats could completely vanish within half a century. International researchers analyzing the impact of human activity, from fertilizer runoff to increased sea transport, on underwater ecosystems have mapped the dwindling zones considered pristine. The bulk of remaining ocean wilderness, classed as “mostly free of human disturbance”, […]
