Environment ministers of the Group of Eight (G-8) nations ended talks on Sunday in the Japanese city of Otsu calling for the early ratification of a global warming accord but papered over other

One way to fight global warming would be to collect and sequester carbon dioxide before it has a chance to escape into the atmosphere. Fixing the CO2 is one thing, but once the unwanted substance has

The EL Nino phenomenon, the warming of the equatorial Pacific ocean that occurs every 2-7 years, has been linked to outbreaks of dengue, malaria and cholera. Now, researchers from the Johns Hopkins

Australia is poised to become a regional leader in what many expect to be a massive new global market-the trading of greenhouse emissions. This July, the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) will launch the

the us is unlikely to achieve emission reduction targets as stipulated under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol due to large-scale economic growth. "Taking full advantage of the flexibility mechanisms is the

Scientists struggle to explain the rapidly rising sea surface temperatures in the Northern Hemispere

raging forest fires have consumed more than four hundered thousands hectares of natural forest in the us in areas ranging from Arizona to the Canadian border. Over 70 large fires which are

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