All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 2 2011 // Rising seas spurred by climate change could threaten 180 U.S. coastal cities by 2100, a new study says.Previous studies have looked at where rising waters might go by the end of this century, assuming various levels of sea...
Apr 20 2011 // Gradually rising sea levels caused by global warming over the past 30 years have contributed to a growing number of disasters along China’s coast, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday.Sea levels along...
Apr 8 2011 // Rich and poor nations overcame deep divisions on Friday to cut a deal that maps out U.N. climate negotiations for 2011, building on last December’s agreement in Mexico and hardening the focus on tougher issues.The...
Apr 8 2011 // The deep divisions apparently bridged by last December’s climate deal in Cancun opened anew this week at U.N. talks in Bangkok, undermining the chance of any agreement on the shape of a broader pact by year’s...
Apr 1 2011 // The following is a synopsis of the subjects for a debate on climate change and the proposals made at the Cancun summit last December.LONG-TERM ACTION ON EMISSIONS The accord “recognizes that deep cuts in global...
Mar 7 2011 // Rising seas spurred by climate change could threaten 180 U.S. coastal cities by 2100, a new study says, with Miami, New Orleans and Virginia Beach among those most severely affected.Previous studies have looked at where...
Mar 7 2011 // Climate change bringing floods and drought, growing biofuel demand and national policies to protect domestic markets could boost global food prices and threaten long-term food security, the United Nations said.High and...
Mar 7 2011 // Rising seas spurred by climate change could threaten 180 U.S. coastal cities by 2100, a new study says, with Miami, New Orleans and Virginia Beach among those most severely affected.Previous studies have looked at where...
Mar 2 2011 // Global food prices are likely to keep rising as production struggles to match demand and extreme weather events become more frequent, a climate-change advisor to the Australian government said on Wednesday.Ross Garnaut...
Feb 17 2011 // Rising seas spurred by climate change could threaten 180 U.S. coastal cities by 2100, a new study says, with Miami, New Orleans and Virginia Beach among those most severely affected.Previous studies have looked at where...
Feb 9 2011 // In Chester County, South Carolina, off a dirt road in the middle of a field, insurance companies are literally unleashing a storm.To simulate hurricane-like conditions, an industry group has built a wind tunnel big enough...
Feb 9 2011 // Remember 2010? U.S. and international scientists reckon it tied for the warmest year on record, supporting findings of unequivocal global climate change, but despite the evidence climate skeptics remain unconvinced.Those...
Feb 7 2011 // Tropical cyclones are expected to cause more damage in the United States and Asia but it could be more than a century before insurers can point to climate change as a factor in losses from storms, scientists say.In a study...
Feb 7 2011 // Tropical cyclones are expected to cause more damage in the United States and Asia but it could be more than a century before insurers can point to climate change as a factor in losses from storms, scientists say.In a study...
Feb 4 2011 // An architect of Australia’s stalled climate change policy has linked the nation’s recent natural disasters with global warming and called for a new political push to cut carbon emissions.Ross Garnaut, releasing...
Feb 3 2011 // To assist clients in analyzing and monitoring crucial political, economic, social, and environmental risks, Marsh has formed an alliance with Maplecroft, the award-winning risk analysis and mapping firmAs part of the...
Jan 19 2011 // Insurers are struggling to assess the risks from climate change, industry officials say, with the floods in Australia and Brazil highlighting the potential losses from greater extremes of weather.Scientists say a warmer...
Jan 13 2011 // Tropical cyclones are expected to cause more damage in the United States and Asia but it could be more than a century before insurers can point to climate change as a factor in losses from storms, scientists say.In a study...
Jan 10 2011 // Carbon dioxide already emitted into the atmosphere will keep contributing to global warming for centuries, eventually causing a huge Antarctic ice sheet to collapse and lift sea levels, Canadian scientists said Sunday.Even...