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Protect corals with reef networks, U.N. study says.
The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed. Reuters. 8 September 2010.
Climate change may add to disaster death tolls.
Natural disasters are tending to kill fewer people but climate change may add to the toll by unleashing more extreme weather and causing after-effects such as disease and malnutrition, experts say. Reuters Health. 8 September 2010.
Progress seen on Green Fund for climate deal.
Almost 50 nations made progress on Friday toward a "Green Fund" to help poor countries fight global warming but hosts Mexico and Switzerland said a full U.N. climate treaty was out of reach for 2010. Reuters. 4 September 2010.
Nations meet on climate cash, U.N. sees long haul.
About 45 nations met on Thursday to seek ways to raise billions of dollars in aid to help the poor combat climate change as the United Nations warned them of a long haul to slow global warming. Reuters. 3 September 2010.
Financing said vital for world climate change deal.
A global fund to help poorer countries switch to green industrial technology is vital in any new international pact to battle global warming, Switzerland's top climate change negotiator said on Wednesday. Reuters. 2 September 2010.
U.N. to study impact of incomplete climate action.
The U.N. panel of climate scientists will look at the costs of "second best" ways of fighting global warming amid doubts that all countries will sign up to U.N.-led action, a leading expert said on Tuesday. Reuters. 1 September 2010.
Tiny Antarctic creatures hint at sea level rise.
Tiny marine creatures found on the seabed on opposite sides of the vast West Antarctic ice sheet give a strong hint of the risks of sea level rise caused by climate change, scientists said Tuesday. Reuters. 1 September 2010.
UN hopes science review eases climate skepticism.
A review due on Monday can help restore public faith in the U.N. panel of climate scientists and its finding that global warming is man-made despite errors in a 2007 report, the U.N.’s environment chief said. Reuters. 30 August 2010.
Climate aid reaches $30 billion goal, but is it new?
Aid promises from rich nations to help poor countries slow global warming are reaching the $30 billion goal agreed in Copenhagen but analysts say much of that is old funding dressed up as new pledges. Reuters. 27 August 2010.
Russian heat wave dents hopes of climate 'winners.'
Russia's summer heat wave has dimmed prospects that northern countries will "win" from climate change thanks to factors such as longer crop-growing seasons or fewer deaths from winter cold, experts say. Reuters. 21 August 2010.
Food supplies most at risk in Afghanistan and Africa.
Afghanistan and nations in sub-Saharan Africa are most at risk from shocks to food supplies such as droughts or floods while Nordic countries are least vulnerable, according to an index released on Thursday. Reuters. 19 August 2010.
Extreme weather unlikely to help climate talks.
Extreme weather in 2010 will spur more strident calls for action to combat global warming but is unlikely to break a deadlock at U.N. climate talks about sharing the burden between rich and poor. Reuters. 18 August 2010.
Russia's peatland fires seen burning for months.
Some of Russia's smog-causing peatland fires are likely to burn for months, part of a global problem of drained marshes that emit climate-warming greenhouse gases, experts said on Wednesday. Reuters. 12 August 2010.
Russia fires cause brown cloud, may hit Arctic.
Smoke from forest fires smothering Moscow adds to health problems of "brown clouds" from Asia to the Amazon and Russian soot may stoke global warming by hastening a thaw of Arctic ice, environmental experts say. Reuters. 11 August 2010.
Pakistan floods, Russia heat fit climate trend.
Devastating floods in Pakistan and Russia's heatwave match predictions of extremes caused by global warming even though it is impossible to blame mankind for single severe weather events, scientists say. Reuters. 10 August 2010.
World illegal logging down, still big problem.
Illegal logging has fallen by 22 percent worldwide in the past decade but remains a huge problem from Brazil to Indonesia, a study showed on Thursday. The report said that cracking down on illegal logging was often far cheaper than incentives to preserve forests as stores of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. Reuters. 15 July 2010.
Haiti most at risk from natural disasters: Survey.
Haiti and Mozambique are the nations most at risk economically from natural disasters, according to a ranking on Thursday that says some rich countries such as Italy and the United States also face high risks. Reuters. 8 July 2010.
EU climate policy said costly with tiny benefits.
European Union plans to fight climate change until 2020 will cost hundreds of billions of dollars but give scant benefits, a study commissioned by a self-styled 'Skeptical Environmentalist' said on Thursday. Reuters. 1 July 2010.
Africa's water most precarious, Iceland best: Study.
African nations have the most precarious water supplies in the world while Iceland has the best, according to a British survey. Climate change and a rising world population will place greater stresses on water supplies in coming decades for uses from farming to industry. Reuters. 24 June 2010.
Yellow sub finds clues to Antarctic glacier's thaw.
A yellow submarine has helped to solve a puzzle about one of Antarctica's fastest-melting glaciers, adding to concerns about how climate change may push up world sea levels, scientists said Sunday. Reuters. 21 June 2010.
New UN climate text under fire as talks end.
Rich and poor nations alike criticized a new blueprint for a U.N. climate treaty on Friday, as two weeks of talks among 185 countries ended with small steps toward an elusive deal. Reuters. 12 June 2010.
New U.N. climate text omits deepest 2050 carbon cuts.
Negotiators from 185 nations end two weeks of talks on a new climate treaty on Friday with a new blueprint for a pact that omits the most draconian options for greenhouse gas cuts by 2050. Reuters. 11 June 2010.
Rich face triple aid test on environment, poverty.
Struggling with budget cuts at home, rich nations face scrutiny in 2010 of a triple set of pledges to help poor nations combat climate change, curb poverty and safeguard endangered species. Reuters. 11 June 2010.
Trade, human rights seen aiding UN climate deal.
A planned U.N. climate deal might adapt systems for monitoring trade or human rights as models to check up on poor nations' curbs on greenhouse gases, Mexico's climate chief said on Tuesday. Reuters. 9 June 2010.
Many sources beyond budgets seen for climate funds.
A United Nations climate finance group is studying many sources of cash to help poor nations cope with climate change, aware that rich nations' budgets are already under strain, Norway's prime minister said on Monday. Reuters. 8 June 2010.
Norway PM succeeds Brown in U.N. climate group.
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will take over from Britain's Gordon Brown as co-chair of a U.N. group looking at ways to raise finance to help poor nations to combat climate, Norway said on Sunday. Reuters. 7 June 2010.
Amazon up in smoke, even when deforestation slows.
Brazilian farmers are setting more fires in parts of the Amazon where deforestation has slowed, according to a study on Thursday that shows weaknesses in a U.N. plan for slowing climate change. Reuters. 4 June 2010.
Go veggie, cut fossil fuels to aid planet: study.
An overhaul of world farming and more vegetarianism should be top priorities to protect the environment, along with curbs on fossil fuel use, a U.N.-backed study said on Wednesday. Reuters. 2 June 2010.
World warms, public cools to climate action.
This year is on track to be the warmest worldwide since records began in the 19th century yet voters seem to be cooling to strong action to combat climate change. Petaling Jaya Star, Malaysia. 27 May 2010.
Africa revives hardy, local rice vs Asian cousin.
Scientists are reviving long-ignored African rice to cut dependence on Asian varieties that may be less able to withstand the impact of climate change on the poorest continent, a report said on Friday. Reuters. 22 May 2010.
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