For the first time, astronomers have determined the true colour of a planet orbiting another star. The world, known as HD189733b, has a deep azure hue – probably the result of silicate (glass) rain in the atmosphere, which scatters blue…
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Antarctic’s Pine Island glacier produces giant iceberg
Pine Island Glacier (PIG), the longest and fastest flowing glacier in the Antarctic, has spawned a huge iceberg.
UN establishes experts’ committee on sustainable dev financing
Recalling its endorsement of the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) titled The Future We Want, the General Assembly (GA) decided on 18 June 2013 to establish an Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development…
EU for curb on carbon credits
Carbon credits are created by emissions controls and by other manufacturing practices and they can be sold to other facilities to offset emissions that cannot be economically reduced.
Urban Areas to be hit hardest by global warming
Green spaces, trees and bodies of water are must-have design features for future development in Sydney’s suburbs after researchers found that by 2050 global warming combined with Sydney’s urban heat island effect could increase temperatures by up to 3.7°C.
Air pollution set to influence Asian monsoon
KATHMANDU – Increased air pollution before and during the Asian summer monsoon will change rainfall patterns across Asia, as well as the regional and global climate, a gathering of atmospheric scientists in Nepal has heard.
Rain wreaks havoc to city
Heavy rains drenched the capital for the second consecutive day on Saturday causing immense sufferings to the commuters.
Landslide, Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely
Due to active monsoon, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions during next 24 hours commencing at 3pm on Friday. Landslide may occur at places over the hilly…
$400m WB fund to improve embankment system
The World Bank on Thursday approved US$ 375 million in concessional financing and $25 million in grant to Bangladesh for increasing the resilience of the coastal population to climate change-induced flooding and other natural disasters.
Bangladesh polders under threat
Changing weather patterns, poor maintenance and lack of investment are taking their toll on Bangladesh’s extensive polder system, viewed by many as a first line of defence for coastal communities against tidal surges, experts say.
Kerry implores India to help tackle climate change
U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in India over the weekend and gave a speech urging the fast-developing country to work closely with the U.S. and other countries on solutions to climate change.
Earth had third warmest May on record
Global temperatures in the 20th century averaged 58.6 degrees Fahrenheit
Adapting to climate around the globe
By KARL RITTER Associated Press
Obama leaves climate fighting tool on shelf for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has vowed to tackle climate change in his second term, but so far has not acted to strengthen a tool that does not require backing from Congress – the National Environmental Policy Act.
Are airlines doing enough to cut emissions?
The aviation industry has announced what it claims is “a historic agreement” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but industry experts and environmentalists say the agreement is vague and lacks the enforcement mechanisms necessary to give it teeth.
In Sri Lanka, tempest comes unannounced
By Amantha Perera
Antarctic ice melting from below, finds study
Most of Antarctica’s ice loss is from the bottom up, new research finds.
Seminar on sustainability held
The Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS) of the University of Dhaka organised a national seminar on Food Security, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Sustainability at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban on the occasion of World Environment…
Restriction on small water transports for bad weather
Barisal Port authorities restricted plying of ML (motor launch) types of water transports less than 65-feet in length in 29 river routes from Barisal River Port until further order from 9:00 am Wednesday.
Increasing numbers of people displaced by disasters
by Richard Welford rwelford@csr-asia.com
Anti-social elements rule Ramgati met office
The newly set up weather office in Ramgati upazila is yet to start functioning though five years have already gone by since after completion of the building. Because of the delay in its opening, the people of the district are…
Mount Everest’s ice is melting
Earth’s global thaw has reached Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak, researchers said today (May 14) at the Meeting of the Americas in Cancun, Mexico.
Cyclonic storm “Mahasen” moves northwestwards
The cyclonic storm “Mahasen” (with estimated central pressure of 998 hPa) over the Southeast Bay and adjoining area moved northwestwards over the same area.
Improved brick kiln tech promises climate benefits
Kathmandu, Nepal – Two days of discussion here among experts from 11 countries have concluded that significant progress is possible against the health, agriculture and climate damage caused by much of the brick production in the world.
Youth leaders, lawyers launch climate actions
Bantayan Island, Cebu, The Philippines – On Earth Day,April 22, youth leaders from all over the world, backed up by top litigationlawyers, converged in Bantayan Island, Cebu. Together, they launched a seriesof socio-political and legal actions to compel to the…
Will the climate ever change for Sundarbans?
Seven years after the first report on the ‘vanishing islands‘ of Sundarbans, Subhra Priyadarshini revisits the fragile delta in the Bay of Bengal to find that it is not just climate change that threatens the existence of this world heritage…
Climate change at heart of developing nations’ plans
Representatives from governments in Africa and Asia have formed a network to support their efforts to factor climate change into their development plans, a statement said.
CO2 record highs
From: Andy Soos, ENN
Chemical coolants can quickly cut sea-level rise
Washington– Sea level rise, a growing threat that washes away beaches, attacks costal development, and raises the platform for launching ever more damaging and deadly storm surges—can be cut significantly by reducing local air pollution from black carbon, methane, and…
Wildlife sanctuaries along coasts and climate change
A new report on the potential effects of climate change on NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary uses existing observations and science-based expectations to identify how climate change could affect habitats, plants and animals within the sanctuary and adjacent coastal…