Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta rank as the most exposed to storms, flooding and other effects of climate change. . COP15 Morten Andersen 14/11/2009 . A number of very large cities in Asia are “extremely exposed to threats such as storms and flooding”, according to a new report by global conservation organization WWF. “Climate change is [...]
Full global participation in cutting greenhouse gases is necessary to tackle global warming, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said at an APEC summit in Singapore on Saturday. . CBC NEWS 14/11/2009 . Emerging economies already contribute close to half of all global emissions, and that proportion will rise to two-thirds in the future, he told reporters. [...]
Unusually early snow storms in north-central China have claimed 40 lives, caused thousands of buildings to collapse and destroyed almost 200,000 hectares of winter crops, the country’s Civil Affairs Ministry said Friday. . CBC NEWS 14/11/2009 . Nineteen of the deaths resulted from traffic accidents related to the storms, which began Nov. 9, the ministry [...]
Winds of up to 100mph (160km/h) have hit parts of the UK as a storm moves across Wales and southern England. . BBC NEWS | UK 14/11/2009 . The figure was recorded at the Needles on the Isle of Wight, while Southampton was struck by winds of 59mph (94km/h). A squally weather front is moving [...]
Brazil and France have agreed a common position on fighting global warming before next month’s UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. . BBC NEWS | Americas 14/11/2009 . They will pursue the goal of reducing industrialised nations’ emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2050. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula [...]
