Globalwarming

Floods, drought and pestilence are the stuff of Biblical stories, but if emissions continue, they could be the legacy we leave the next generat

A scientist who convinced the world to take notice of the danger of global warming says it would be better if the Copenhagen talks ended in collapse.

Barack Obama is leading a ”significant” change in US policy towards global warming, Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore says.

Global warming is happening faster than expected and at worst could raise sea levels by up to 2m by 2100, a group of scientists said on Tuesday.

The UN’s top climate negotiator voiced optimism on Monday that a deal can be salvaged next month at world talks on global warming.

Environment ministers gathered in Copenhagen on Monday for a meeting aimed at preventing failure at next month’s conference on global warming.

Rising winter temperatures are shrinking Himalayan glaciers in Indian Kashmir at ”alarming” speeds, according to a new study.

Maldives government ministers are taking scuba lessons in preparation for an unprecedented Cabinet meeting at the bottom of the ocean.

The world must address climate change with or without the US, writes David Adam

Carbon-dioxide emissions are turning the waters of the Arctic Ocean into acid at an unprecedented rate, scientists have discovered.

SA was prepared to accept targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions provided its developmental goals were not compromised, Themba Maseko said.

China and the US will seek to revive stalled negotiations on a new pact to combat global warming at a UN summit on Tuesday.

President Barack Obama’s top climate change negotiator on Thursday said international talks to cut carbon emissions were ”difficult”.

Scientists at a London conference next week will warn of earthquakes, avalanches and volcanic eruptions as the atmosphere heats up.

A bleak desert becomes useful as Kenya plans the continent’s biggest wind farm. Xan Rice reports.