Thursday, March 13th, 2014
Reaching the top of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak, is a formidable challenge even to the most experienced alpinists - not only because of its elevation, but also because of its weather conditions. Strong winds and snowfall...
Monday, September 16th, 2013
The National Council on Climate Change (DNPI) predicts that half of Jakarta will be under water by 2030 due to global warming. DNPI executive chairman Rachmat Witoelar said on Thursday that global warming could cause sea levels...
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
India’s poorest fishing, forest and farming communities will be worst hit by rapid losses of nature as well as efforts to conserve it. They are at risk of losing their lands to erosion and mining or being...
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Smoke belching from Asia's rapidly growing economies is largely responsible for a halt in global warming in the decade after 1998 because of sulphur's cooling effect, even though greenhouse gas emissions soared, a U.S. study said on...
Monday, March 7th, 2011
Next month, government executives will converge on Incheon, Korea, for the Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) international conference. One of the themes for the conference is "resilience" -- an emerging trend in sustainability. According to the conference...
Monday, January 24th, 2011
A leading global reinsurer not only believes the region has been feeling the full effects of global warming in the past century, but also feels the rate of change is faster than in many other regions. The proof:...
