Wait and watch

The US government is in transition. But why should the rest of the world suffer?

Land degradation a major threat but avoidable. So why the inaction

'None of the countries have set numerical targets for land degradation neutrality'

26% of local livestock breeds face the risk of extinction

African wild ass and the wild Bactrian camel most endangered

Is the global warming ‘hiatus’ over?

There are many ongoing signs that the planet is heating up, even “on fire.”

Science & Technology - Bytes

UN climate change chief urges alma mater to divest from fossil fuels

Swarthmore College has an estimated $139 million in fossil fuel holdings

Science & Technology - Briefs

Climate change likely to widen health inequities: WHO paper

‘Poorer populations and children will be disproportionately affected’

Science and Technology - Briefs

Polar vortex: did warming bring the chill to US?

Extreme events like this may become frequent, say experts

Web unravels

Spiders can tell us about the health of the environment

Their place in the Sun...

Airborne pollutants

Aerosols from Asia are poisoning the environs of the Pacific Ocean, say researchers

Melting to extinction

Biodiversity in the UK threatened due to climate changes

Done to death

Over fishing has ruined the coasts

Carbon trade begins

But the EU may still fall short of its Kyoto Protocol target

Oceans continue to lose heat

Air pollution affects rainfall in Indian Ocean region

Pollution has reduced rainfall in south Asia

Indonesia takes steps to soak CO2 emissions of the climate change meet

Nitrogen emissions aid carbon absorption

Greenpeace wants Centre to rethink energy policy

SNIPPETS

Climate hara-kiri

Poverty as a posture?

Carbon craze