Billions of people could be wiped out over the next century because of climate change, a scientist claimed. Professor James Lovelock warned that the world's population, which is currently about 6.5

The European Commission sharpened its main weapon for fighting climate change on Wednesday, demanding across-the-board cuts of emissions rights that European Union states want to give industry in

marine life stirs oceans enough to affect climate, says a study by scientists of the Florida State University. Movement of winds and water has a bearing on climate. Previously, it was thought that the difference in temperature resulted in the movement of water and hence different climatic conditions, but the role of marine organisms was not highlighted.

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a number of recent studies have shown that climate change has a significant impact on various species, especially birds. While some show behavioural changes, some undergo genetic changes over a

The US Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the administration of President George W Bush must change course in how it deals with the threat of global

It's not only overloaded goods vehicles, blamed all along by experts, which are adding poison to your air. Add to it diesel-run SUVs like call centre cabs and cars shuttling to and from the NCR,

Nicholas Stern's report to the British government on the economics of climate change has created quite a stir. It appears to accept broadly the warnings about carbon emissions (mostly from burning

Environmental campaigners expressed anger after a UN climate change conference in Nairobi ended without major breakthroughs. More than 180 countries agreed to review the Kyoto protocol, which

Global talks to widen a fight against climate change reached gridlock on their final day on Friday after scant progress overnight to encourage rich nations to help Africa. The two weeks of talks of