|
|
|
|
|
Nearly 200 nations agreed around midnight on Friday to work out the rules for a landmark 2015 global deal to tackle climate change within two years in a new sign of international support for a pact opposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A U.S. weather satellite that will "revolutionize" forecasting blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Saturday, promising to deliver continuous high-definition views of hurricanes and other storms over the Western Hemisphere. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Africa's giant rats have been trained to sniff out landmines and detect tuberculosis in humans, and soon they could turn their superior noses to protecting other animals by finding illegal wildlife trophies being smuggled out of African ports. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The northern record, while bleak, isn’t all that surprising – Arctic sea ice has been on a consistent decline for years. But until recently, Antarctic sea ice was actually expanding. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The mayor of London has written to Volkswagen imploring the car manufacturer to “fully compensate” the capital’s residents affected by the emissions scandal. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fears that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will pull out of the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming pushed almost 200 nations at climate talks in Morocco on Thursday to declare the deal an "urgent duty". ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Emirates Energy Award 2017 was launched by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, to recognize best implemented practices in energy efficiency, renewable energy, research and development, education and capacity building, in addition to outstanding individual contributions to the energy sector. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Britain said on Thursday it had ratified the Paris Agreement, the global deal to combat climate change. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The earth is on track for its warmest year on record after October temperatures equaled the third-warmest for the month ever, a U.S. government agency said on Thursday. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain should be fined at least 46.5 million euros ($49.41 million) for failing to treat waste water properly in 17 towns and cities, the European Commission said on Thursday, adding it was taking the country back to court over the infringements. ...more |
|
|