One of the principal factors in global warming, carbon dioxide, has been known for long to be produced in conjunction with various human activities. But a recent Japanese study has found that the

Thirty ministers from across the continent are expected to gather in Nairobi next week to discuss a number of enviroinmental issues, including desertification and ozone layer depletion. A meeting of

A team of US government and university researchers speculated in a report in the journal Science that North America seems to be removing a substantial portion of the excess carbon in the atmosphere -

Temperatures in the UK could rise by as much as 3 degree centigrade over the next century, increasing the frequency of floods, severe winter gales and unusually hot days, scientists said. Michael

An inceberg larger than the US state of Delaware has broken off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica in what scientists believe may be a sign of global warming, the US National Ice Centre announced. The

The first accurate measurement of the Antarctic ice cap, published, shows that the sheet is scarcely shrinking as a result of global warming. But the researchers, who carried out the survey using

Israel's control of Arab water is becoming as controversial as its occupation of Arab land. And water is forcing its own agenda - due to the simple fact that within 10 years there will not be enough

Water companies have been ordered by the industry regulator to cut leaks by 16 per cent by March 2000, enough to meet the daily needs of 4m people. Thames Water, which supplies water and sewerage

Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an enviornmental monitoring system that can analyse contaminants on the spot. The system, called E-Smart, consists of sensors capable

The government plans to ban manufacture and consumption of ozone depleting substances (ODSs). Environment and forest ministry officials said final touches were being given to draft a notification