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When the first simple mosses colonised the land, they unleashed vast ice sheets and triggered a mass extinction

[Daily Observer] A three-day training workshop for media practitioners on climate change was concluded last Wednesday at the Tendaba Camp in the Lower River Region (LRR).

[Daily News] PAYMENTS to communities which conserve their forests to help mitigate effects of global warming will become real next year when Kyoto Protocol expires and United Nations members agree on adopting Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) initiative.

Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations -- clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power plants -- and recent media reports have created a perception that the world's oceans are...

A global study has questioned claims that jellyfish are increasing worldwide. Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations -- clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power plants -- and recent...

Tropical cyclones will cause $109 billion in damages by 2100, according to researchers in a new paper. That figure represents an increased vulnerability from population and especially economic growth, as well as the effects of climate change. Greater vulnerability to cyclones is expected to increase global tropical damage to $56 billion by 2100 -- double the current damage -- from the current rate of $26 billion per year if the present climate remains stable.

Even if the current weather situation may seem to go against it, the probability of cold winters with a lot of snow in Central Europe rises when the Arctic is covered by less sea ice in summer.

New research reveals how the arrival of the first plants 470 million years ago triggered a series of ice ages. The research reveals the effects that the first land plants had on the climate during the Ordovician Period, which ended 444 million years ago. During this period the climate gradually cooled, leading to a series of 'ice ages.' This global cooling was caused by a dramatic reduction in atmospheric carbon, which this research now suggests was triggered by the arrival of plants.

By all accounts, the electric vehicle industry appears to be a market on the brink of mainstream adoption, yet they're still falling short of expectations. What's the missing element?

(Reuters) - Halfway through what might turn out to be the second mildest U.S. winter on record, major parts of the nation's economy are feeling the impact, for better or worse.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress will formally express its opposition to a European law aimed at reducing pollution from jetliners, a thorny diplomatic issue that has threatened to escalate transatlantic trade tensions.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Energy efficiency offers one of the best tools for tackling the world's debt and social crises as sustainable development comes in from the margins to the mainstream of economic debate, the European Union's climate chief said on Tuesday.

AlertNet (London)-Whether last year's U.N. climate conference in Durban delivered a breakthrough in the international community's response to climate change or kick-started a new clash of paradigms will be debated for the next couple of years.

AlertNet (London)-During the COP17 in Durban I caught up with Fernando Tudela Abad, one of Mexico's foremost climate change experts and a high ranking official of the Mexican delegation. Tudela is undersecretary of environmental policy and planning at the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources and also chairs the expert group of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on climate change.

Vanguard (Lagos)-At last something different is happening in the Nigerian Environmental Governance spectrum. Information coming out from the Federal Ministry of Environment in Abuja indicates that unprecedented level of commitment may be reached this year by the Ministry in discharging its mandate especially on issues of climate change.

Namibian (Windhoek)-WHILE many people are aware that agriculture is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change, few know that agricultural practices contribute about 14 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Daily News (Dar es Salaam)-ABSENCE of renewable energy in place of fuel wood has accelerated deforestation which in turn has contributed to climatic changes currently being felt all over the world.

The CDP's brand-new 2012 supply chain report tracks the impressive economic savings that companies that manage their scope 3 emissions are earning -- but also highlights how few companies are taking advantage of these benefits.

Two decades after the United Nations established the Framework Convention on Climate Change in order to "prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system", the Arctic shows the first signs of a dangerous climate change.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Extreme heat can cause wheat crops to age faster and reduce yields, a U.S.-led study shows, underscoring the challenge of feeding a rapidly growing population as the world warms.