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Australian Federal Government commits to Global Accord on climate but how committed can Australia afford to be

Australian Federal Government commits to Global Accord on climate change

Mar 28, 2015

The Australian federal government, led by the PM, Tony Abbott, has committed itself to the global accord on climate. The US government is expected to follow in pursuit, by next week. The accord is to be signed ...

Intense heat waves and global warming may cause unprecedented rise in temperatures this year

Cody Gash

Feb 28, 2015

Innovation

Risky rising tides and intense heat waves are being more frequent off late, as temperatures soar – giving inkling that humans are affecting and altering the climate around us, thus acting as harbingers to forth...

Study links phosphorus rich dust of Sahara desert to the growth of Amazon Rainforests

Cody Gash

Feb 25, 2015

Innovation

Latest studies indicate a link between the Sahara and the rainforest in the Amazon. The study proposes that dust rich in phosphorus is carried from a lakebed that is dried up and deposited in the Amazon. Scient...

NOAA study finds seafloor volcanic eruptions can alter long-term climate of earth

Cody Gash

Feb 8, 2015

Innovation

A new research study found that seafloor volcanoes play an integral role in climate variations. The study, led by Maya Tolstoy of Columbia University's Earth Institute, is published in Geophysical Research Lett...

IPCC Climate experts say 2015 will be hotter than 2014

Amanda

Dec 26, 2014

Innovation

As the hottest year on record 2014 draws to a close, climate experts at Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have issued a fresh warning about the possible impacts of global warming and how those co...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the inauguration of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 9.

China and US at warpath at the ongoing climate talks in Lima

Charles Omedo

Dec 12, 2014

World

At the ongoing climate change talks in Lima (the Peruvian capital), the U.S. and China are now pitched one against the other with their allies sided behind them in talks and deals that are getting weaker as the...

195 countries negotiate talks within the UN in Lima ahead of climate summit in Paris

Charles Omedo

Dec 1, 2014

Innovation

Over 195 countries will be attending the global summit on climate change in Paris by 2015, but prior to that time, many leading countries within the United Nations are already meeting in Lima, Peru, to finalize...

IPCC says Politicians must rise to safeguard our world from climate change

Charles Omedo

Nov 2, 2014

Innovation

According to a new climate change report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), politicians have been advised by climate experts to take up the challenge to protect our world from climate chan...

Fishes in the Tropical Region may migrate to the Arctic due to climate change

Charles Omedo

Oct 13, 2014

Innovation

In a recent study conducted by marine scientists from the University of British Columbia, researchers find climate change could cause fish to migrate from the equatorial regions to the Arctic by 2050. It is ...

Antarctic Sea Ice Level could Exceed Record of 7.7 Million Square Miles

Siddhant Ghatge

Sep 20, 2014

World

Antarctica has set a new sea ice record, which is odd considering the global temperature is rising, though scientists said global warming is likely the reason for the increase. The National Snow and Ice Data Ce...

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