Zurich (Switzerland)

KOCHI: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its fourth assessment report warns that 20 to 30 percent of plant and animal species will be at risk of extinction if the rise in global average temperature exceeds two to three degree Celcius.

Damage Won

Paris: Global warming may create

The preliminary data compiled by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) indicates that 2008 was the tenth warmest year on record. Besides, it witnessed a substantial erosion of the Arctic ice cover and dramatic disappearance of nearly one-quarter of the massive ancient ice shelves on Ellesmere Island.

Date: 23-Jan-09
Country: US
Author: Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON - Trees in the western United States and Canada are dying twice as quickly as they did just 30 years ago, with rising average temperatures almost certainly to blame, researchers reported on Thursday.

22 January, 2009 - More than 50 experts from India, Pakistan, Nepal, UK, Switzerland, Thailand and Bhutan have gathered in Paro to discuss glacial lake outburst, its threats and prevention measures. For Bhutan whose very survival depends on the stability of the lakes, officials say it is a much-needed workshop.

Washington: Antarctica, the only place that had oddly seemed immune from climate change, is warming after all, according to a new study. For years, Antarctica was an enigma to scientists who track the effects of global warming. Temperatures on much of the continent at the bottom of the world were staying the same or slightly cooling, previous research indicated.

Date: 22-Jan-09
Country: US
Author: Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON - Looking forward to spring? The good news is that it is coming two days earlier on average, but so are summer, autumn and winter, researchers said on Wednesday.