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Coral reefs could be gone by 2050, study warns

23 Feb 2011 16:43 - Staff Reporter
The world's coral reefs could be wiped out by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to stop threats posed to the "rainforests of the sea".

Guarded optimism as at climate talks

10 Dec 2010 12:17 - Jerome Cartillier
The world's climate negotiators worked into early Friday morning amid guarded hopes of making progress.
Mozambique's riots: The true face of global warming

Mozambique's riots: The true face of global warming

05 Sep 2010 07:12 - Raj Patel
It has been a summer of record temperatures -- Japan had its hottest summer on record, as did South Florida and New York.

Obama begins revising Bush climate policy

27 Jan 2009 07:13 - Stephen Collinson
United States President Barack Obama on Monday began to shred Bush administration climate policies.

New weapon in climate war is brilliant white roofs

16 Jan 2009 07:36 - David Adam
Painting your roof white could help slow climate change by reflecting sunlight back into space. So would painting the moon.

Experts say eating kangaroos could save environment

05 Jan 2009 15:36 - Staff Reporter
Saving the planet by eating kangaroos and wild camels may seem like pie in the sky, but the offbeat menu comes with a scientific stamp of approval.

Obama's revolution on climate change

21 Dec 2008 06:59 - Staff Reporter
Barack Obama ushered in a revolution in the US response to global warming on Saturday when he appointed a leading climate-change expert to his team.

Financial gloom puts breaks on electric-car rollout

17 Dec 2008 10:37 - Staff Reporter
Despite a winning concept amid global climate concerns, Norwegian electric carmaker Think may see its dreams come to a screeching halt.

After lull, war on climate change faces crunch year

14 Dec 2008 09:09 - Staff Reporter
After a year in which it nearly lost its compass, the campaign against climate change heads into 2009 needing top-level political commitment.

EU states blow hot and cold over climate-change deal

26 Nov 2008 12:01 - Staff Reporter
Unable to hammer out a plan to fight global warming, Europe has ruined its ambition to lead the world at upcoming climate talks.

Rich countries to cut emissions first – Harvard

24 Nov 2008 16:11 - Staff Reporter
A report has called for rich nations to make the first cuts in greenhouse gases while developing countries carry on as usual for the time being.

Warmer world threatens 'Happy Feet' penguins

09 Oct 2008 13:17 - David Fogarty
More than half of the colonies of Antarctica's penguins face decline or being wiped out if the world warms by two degrees Celsius, says a new report.

Antarctica, the planet's natural research laboratory

01 Oct 2008 09:44 - Ian Meikeljohn
South Africa's scientific involvement at the South Pole is invaluable, writes Ian Meikeljohn.

Eating kangaroos could help fight global warming

01 Oct 2008 07:55 - Staff Reporter
An offbeat suggestion that Australians should eat kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval.

Pollution slowly killing world's coral reefs

30 Sep 2008 14:06 - Jason Lange
Dainty blue fish dart around coral shaped like moose antlers near the Mexican resort of Cancun, but sickly brown spots are appearing.

Companies told to lead climate-change fight

23 Sep 2008 18:35 - Alister Doyle
Most consumers want companies to do more to protect the environment and reckon that firms should play a leading role in fighting global warming.

Fuzzy storm predictions

10 Sep 2008 06:00 - David Adam
A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said last year it was "likely" that global warming meant more intense cyclones in future.

Eat less meat and save the planet

07 Sep 2008 08:31 - Juliette Jowit
People should have one meat-free day a week to help tackle climate change, says the world's leading authority on global warming.

'Clock ticking' on global warming

21 Aug 2008 18:50 - Aminu Abubakar
Time is running out in the fight against global warming, the United Nations's top climate change official warned as new talks got under way.
A time for change?

Slideshow | A time for change?

08 Dec 2009 14:45
The eagerly awaited climate summit in Copenhagen is officially under way. The Mail & Guardian takes you on a global tour of climate issues.

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