climate

UN climate envoys agree on way forward, despite Trump

by Mariette le Roux and Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse BONN, Germany (AFP) -- Negotiations to bolster the climate-saving Paris…

World leaders plead for climate action at UN forum

by Mariette le Roux and Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse BONN, Germany  -- World leaders shared the spotlight with a 12-year-old Pacific…

Dimming Sun’s rays to cool planet will affect storms too: study

by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse BONN, Germany (AFP) -- Injecting billions of reflective particles into the stratosphere could help cool an overheating…

Developing world says rich nations shirking on climate

 by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The failure of wealthy nations to deliver on short-term climate commitments could hinder the…

Deadly heat from climate change may hit slums hardest

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- With sheet metal roofs, concrete floors, poor ventilation and spotty electricity, crowded urban slums in…

2017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year: UN

  by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse BONN, Germany (AFP) -- 2017 is on track to be the hottest year…

Concentration of CO2 in atmosphere hits record high: UN

by Ben Simon Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has…

Forest fires contributed to record global tree cover loss

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - A sharp increase in forest fires stoked record losses in global forest cover equivalent to…

Nicaragua signs Paris climate agreement

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) -- Nicaragua signed the Paris climate agreement Monday, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two holdouts on…

First joint France-China satellite to study ocean storms and cyclones

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- France and China's space agencies unveiled their first joint satellite in Beijing Friday, which will be…

Power demand to peak in Europe summers, not winters: study

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- By century's end, climate change will likely shift the peak demand for electricity in Europe…

Climate change will cut crop yields: study

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Climate change will have a negative effect on key crops such as wheat, rice, and…

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