Global Warming

On Aug. 18, 2019, Iceland held a funeral for the first glacier lost to climate change. The deceased party was Okjökull, a historic body of ice that covered 14.6 square miles (38 square kilometers) in the Icelandic Highlands at the turn of the 20th century. But its glory days are…

It was five years ago that the world lost Prince. The ultimate showman, and a star with so many job titles it’s hard to summarise, as he was just as much a producer and director as he was a singer and guitarist. He once said that he would record a…

American tailpipes have played an outsized role in global warming. In 2019, transportation accounted for 29% of the country’s human-generated emissions, the most of any sector tracked by the Environmental Protection Agency—and the U.S. is the world’s second-largest carbon emitter. The Biden Administration wants to clean up transportation’s dirty reputation,…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue. The agreement was reached by U.S. special envoy…

Each year, the arrival of spring in Japan is accompanied by rows of breathtaking pink and white flowers. The cherry blossoms, also known as Sakura, have drawn countless tourists during its blooming season which typically lasts from mid-March to early May. Tokyo is packed with tourists during its peak bloom…

Author of the article: Bloomberg News Danielle Moran and Nic Querolo (Bloomberg) — The crippling winter freeze that sent gas and power prices skyrocketing across Texas in February is providing a warning to cities about the risks of global warming: The cost of some extreme weather events can stick around…

Photo: Matt Palmer on Unsplash By Jove Moya April 16, 2021 Raising awareness is an essential element in preventing climate change. One of the best ways to educate others is through in-depth documentaries that show the aftermath of global warming. Although we are faced with our own fair share of…

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 16, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - In conjunction with World Earth Day, which falls on 22 April 2021, join Spritzer Malaysia ("Spritzer" or the "Company") at its "The Original Rainforest Water" station in front of Pavilion Kuala Lumpur's Jalan Bukit Bintang entrance to get the refreshing taste…

1of27In this 2020 satellite image provided by the Arizona State University's Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Allen Coral Atlas, runoff from the island of Molokai in Hawaii flows into the ocean. Recent flooding in Hawaii caused widespread and obvious damage. But extreme regional rain events that are predicted…

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 14, 2021 India's monsoon season will grow increasingly wet and erratic as a result of global warming, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Earth System Dynamics. Simulations carried out by more than 30 different state-of-the-art climate models showed rising global temperatures will…