Environment
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UN climate envoys agree to 2018 stocktake of planet-warming emissions
Nov 18, 2017UN negotiators agreed at climate talks Saturday to take stock in 2018 of country efforts to cut fossil fuel emissions as part of a pact rejected only by Washington to limit global warming. Closing two weeks... -
Global 2% rise in CO2 ‘giant leap backwards for humankind’
Nov 14, 2017The carbon dioxide emissions that drive global warming, flat since 2014, are set to rise two percent this year, dashing hopes they had peaked, scientists reported at UN climate talks Monday, reports BSS. “This is very... -
Strong earthquake with 7.3 magnitude kills more than 300 people in Iran
Nov 13, 2017The earthquake was felt in several western provinces of Iran, but the hardest hit province was Kermanshah, which announced three days of mourning. More than 300 people were killed in Iran when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake... -
Delhi smog shortening lives, say doctors as hospitals fill up
Nov 13, 2017In the emergency ward of a Delhi hospital, men and women gasp for breath as they wait to be treated for symptoms triggered by the choking blanket of smog that descended on the Indian capital this... -
Under Trump, US to fall short of Paris climate targets
Nov 12, 2017The United States will fail to meet its commitments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate treaty, according to a report released Saturday at UN negotiations in Bonn. A crescendo of efforts at the... -
Deadly heat from climate change may hit slums hardest
Nov 9, 2017With sheet metal roofs, concrete floors, poor ventilation and spotty electricity, crowded urban slums in Africa can expect to get even hotter and deadlier due to global warming, US researchers said Monday. Scientists at Johns Hopkins... -
Syria to join Paris climate pact, isolating US
Nov 8, 2017Syria told the UN climate talks in Bonn on Tuesday that it would join the Paris Agreement, leaving the United States as the only nation in the world opting to stay outside the landmark treaty. “We... -
Earthquake jolts Dhaka city
Nov 8, 2017News Hour: A mild earthquake has rocked the Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh in the morning, leaving high-rise buildings shaken in the cities and leading to panic among citizens. According to Somoy TV, the earthquake originated... -
Thousands rally in Germany to protest over Cop23 climate deal
Nov 5, 2017News Hour Thousands of people have gathered in the German city of Bonn ahead of next week’s Cop23 conference, which ratifies the Paris climate deal. The protesters are calling for the measures set out in the... -
US renewable energy booms despite Trump vow to quit Paris deal
Nov 4, 2017News Hour Renewable energy continues to grow in the United States, despite US President Donald Trump’s moves to dismantle clean power, deregulate industry and promote fossil fuels like coal, experts say. Five months after Trump declared...
