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World climate deal faces hurdles for '09 deadline
5 Ekim 2007
A growing sense of urgency is pushing world leaders to agree a new treaty to fight climate change but the U.S. presidential election might...
Obama would seek nuclear ban if elected
3 Ekim 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Tuesday if elected president he would pursue a global ban on nuclear weapons as he...
Arctic summer ice thickness halves to 1 meter
3 Ekim 2007
Large tracts of ice on the Arctic Ocean have halved in thickness to just 1 meter (3 ft) since 2001, making the region more accessible to...
UK chief scientist confident on 2009 climate deal
3 Ekim 2007
A new global climate deal should be reachable by 2009, with nations outside the Kyoto Protocol more sympathetic to such a pact, the U.K.'s...
Despite warming, ships to shun Northwest Passage
3 Ekim 2007
While there has been much talk that Arctic trade routes will open up as northern ice melts, shipping companies and experts say using the...
China to switch to energy-efficient lightbulbs
2 Ekim 2007
China, which makes 70 percent of the world's lightbulbs, has agreed to phase out incandescent bulbs in favor of more energy-efficient ones,...
Scientists see dramatic drop in Arctic sea ice
2 Ekim 2007
Arctic sea ice declined this year to the lowest levels registered since satellite assessments started in the 1970s, extending a trend...
Jane Goodall Says Biofuel Crops Hurt Rain Forests
28 Eylül 2007
Primate scientist Jane Goodall said on Wednesday the race to grow crops for vehicle fuels is damaging rain forests in Asia, Africa and...
Schwarzenegger, Ban call for action on climate
25 Eylül 2007
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had the same message on Monday at a special session on climate...
Arctic ice ebbs to record level - U.S. scientists
21 Eylül 2007
Arctic sea ice melted to its lowest level ever this week, shattering a record set in 2005 and continuing a trend spurred by human-caused...
Biofuels worsen Hungary's drought, expert says
21 Eylül 2007
Biofuel production and burning agricultural by-products in power plants contributed to Hungary's severe drought this year, an academic...
Netanyahu breaks Israeli silence over Syria sortie
21 Eylül 2007
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu has broken an official silence over Syria's accusations that Israel bombed its territory,...
US, Euro Wheat Up as Drought Ravages Aussie Crop
20 Eylül 2007
US and European wheat prices rallied on Tuesday as Australia slashed the size of its drought-hit crop by a staggering 31 percent, but gains...
Nobel Peace Prize could go to climate campaigner
19 Eylül 2007
"Since the 2004 Peace Prize was given to an environmentalist (Maathai) it may not be repeated this year," said Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian...
France says must prepare for possible war with Iran
17 Eylül 2007
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday his country had to prepare for the possibility of war against Iran over its nuclear...
Gates rejects Greenspan claim war is about oil
17 Eylül 2007
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday rejected former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's statement that the Iraq war "is...
Tuvalu about to disappear into the ocean
14 Eylül 2007
The tiny Pacific island state of Tuvalu on Thursday urged the rest of the world to do more to combat global warming before it sinks beneath...
Dirty Energy Threatens Health of 2 Billion - Study
13 Eylül 2007
The health of about 2 billion of the world's poor is being damaged because they lack access to clean energy, like electricity, and face...
Global warming impact like "nuclear war" - report
13 Eylül 2007
Climate change could have global security implications on a par with nuclear war unless urgent action is taken, a report said on Wednesday....
U.S., Vietnam agree to nuclear science exchange
13 Eylül 2007
The United States on Wednesday said it agreed to a nuclear science exchange with Vietnam to share up-to-date nuclear safety and...
Flooding leaves 3.5 million people homeless in India
12 Eylül 2007
Soldiers in motor boats rescued thousands of marooned people and helicopters air-dropped food as the number of people made homeless after...
Paraguay declares emergency as forest fires rage
12 Eylül 2007
Paraguay declared a state of emergency in three northeastern provinces on Tuesday due to forest fires that have ravaged thousands of...
World Likely to Pass Dangerous Warming Limits - Study
11 Eylül 2007
The world will probably exceed a global warming limit which the European Union calls dangerous, scientists at Britain's MetOffice Hadley...
Hot Winds Severely Damage Australian Wheat
6 Eylül 2007
Australia's wheat crop could be 2 million tonnes lower than even the most pessimistic forecasts after searing winds scorched the country's...
