The theory that polar regions once experienced summers while the tropics froze under ice has recently been challenged by Darren Williams of Pennsylvania State University in usa. According to him,

If global warming continues, polar ice caps will melt, wiping nations off our planet

A leading US scientific society has decided to enter the global warming debate by calling for continued efforts to curb emissions of man-made gases. The statement attracted immediate criticism from

Senegal will soon start collecting and recycling of refrigerating gaz which destroys the earth's protective ozone layer. The assistant to the coordinator of the ozone office in the department of

The achievement of the ambitious Kyoto agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8% by the 2010 will lead to a creation of additional jobs of 1-2 million by the year 2010, says EU Environment

The icing up of the Thames, permafrost in Yorkshire and the reappearance of glaciers in Scotland have been foreshadowed in two wealth of new studies showing how climate change could affect Britain

Global warming may have triggered the unprecedented melting of sea ice in the Arctic, which has left the remaining ice up to a third thinner than it was 20 years ago. Scientists stydying sonar

The Clinton administration is hoping to spend an extra USD4bn next year to combat the threat of global warming. The proposal, which will be included in the president's year 2000 budget due to be sent

Previously unknown bacteria and viruses blooming in the Earth's warming oceans are killing some marine life and threatening human health, researchers say. There are increasing reports of dying coral,

Catch rain where it falls. No one knew it better than the people living in Mandu, a hill fort town in Madhya Pradesh, 1,400 years ago