Climate Change

Developing nations to study ways to dim sunshine

Scientists in developing nations plan to step up research into dimming sunshine to curb climate change, hoping to judge if a man-made chemical sunshade would be less risky than a harmful rise in global temperatures.
Seas to rise a meter even if climate goals are met

Sea levels will rise between 0.7 and 1.2 meters (27-47 inches) in the next two centuries even if governments end the fossil fuel era as promised under the Paris climate agreement, scientists say.
Extreme weather 'to rise even if Paris goals met'

The risk of extreme weather such as heat waves, floods and drought will rise significantly even if the commitments in the 2015 Paris climate accord are met, a study warns.
Sea level rise is accelerating

Sea level rise is accelerating and could reach 26 inches (66 centimeters) by century's end, in line with United Nations estimates and enough to cause significant problems for coastal cities, a study says.
For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw

Before man-made climate change kicked in -- and well before “Day Zero” in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May -- the global water crisis was upon us. Freshwater resources were already badly stressed before heat-trapping carbon emissions from fossil fuels began to warm Earth’s surface and affect rainfall.
US could 'conceivably' return to Paris climate deal

President Donald Trump says that the United States could "conceivably" return to the Paris climate accord, although he stopped short of signalling any move in that direction.
2017 2nd hottest year after 2016

Last year was the second hottest worldwide on record, just behind a sweltering 2016, with signs of climate change ranging from wildfires to a thaw of Arctic ice, a European Union monitoring centre says.
2017, the year of hurricanes, wildfires and floods

2017 has been the year of Climate Change impacts and its horrors making to the news on a daily basis. From hurricanes to wildfires, the previous year was a constant reminder that the planet is in the eye of the great climate change storm.
PM leaves for Paris to attend One Planet Summit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Paris on a three-day official visit to attend ‘One Planet Summit’.
Scientists discover resilient 'heart' of Great Barrier Reef

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in peril from climate change and widespread bleaching, but scientists say a small portion may be resilient enough to keep much of the rest alive.
Scientists warn of 'giant leap backward' at climate talks

Carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise this year after a three-year pause, scientists say at UN climate talks, warning that "time is running out", even as White House officials use the occasion to champion the fossil fuels that drive global warming.
Climate change imperils 1 in 4 natural heritage sites: Report

Climate change imperils one in four natural World Heritage sites, including coral reefs, glaciers, and wetlands -- nearly double the number from just three years ago, a report says.
Climate target too low, progress too slow: Expert

The world must sharply draw down greenhouse gas emissions and suck billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air if today's youth are to be spared climate cataclysm, a top scientist warns.
2017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year: UN

2017 is on track to be the hottest year on record except for two warmed by El Nino phenomena, the UN's World Meteorological Organization says.
‘Climate change the biggest problem for sustainable dev’

The biggest problem for sustainable development in Bangladesh now is climate change, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud says.
$129bn in extreme weather losses last year: Report

Extreme weather caused some $129 billion (111 billion euros) in economic losses last year, says a report that warned the bill will keep climbing as climate change boosts droughts, storms and floods.
Sydney, Melbourne could face 50C days within decades

Sydney and Melbourne could regularly face 50 degree Celsius (122F) days within 25 years even if Australia meets its Paris global warming targets, a new study warns.
Paris climate deal: US denies it will stay in accord

The United States has attended a meeting of ministers from more than 30 of the nations that signed the Paris climate-change agreement, though the White House issued a statement saying it will stick with plans to pull out of the deal.
'Bigger and stronger' storms on the horizon: experts

Scientists say the devastating intensity of hurricanes such as Harvey is consistent with global warming trends -- rising seas, warming oceans, hotter air -- and warn of "bigger and stronger" storms to come.
Cyclones and climate change: Connecting the dots

Scientists freely acknowledge they don't know everything about how global warming affects hurricanes, but what they do know is enough to keep them up at night.
Bangladesh weather to turn deadly by century: Study

Venturing outdoors may become deadly across wide swaths of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan by the end of the century as climate change drives heat and humidity to new extremes, according to a new study.
Scientists dim sunlight, suck up carbon dioxide

Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to dim the sun's rays as part of a climate engineering push to cool the planet.
4 Asian countries have world’s most coal plant projects

China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam have the world’s four biggest coal-fired power plants in pipeline. Together, they represent 82 percent of the 718 units globally under construction.
Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica

An iceberg, one of the largest on record, is set adrift after snapping off a West Antarctic ice shelf that is now at increased risk of collapse, scientists say.
G20 draft statement shows 19-against-US split on climate

World leaders at the G20 summit acknowledge US President Donald Trump's divergent stance on climate change, according to a draft communique seen by AFP.
Bangladesh among 7 extreme climate change hotspots: Report

Bangladesh and six other countries are the most extreme climate change hotspots in the world. Other countries are - Spain, Malawi, Norway, Brazil, US and Philippines.
Bolivian glacier samples ready for global ice archives

Scientists studying global warming recently climb Bolivia's towering Mount Illimani and extract samples of glacier ice packed with thousands of years of climate data.
510mm rainfall in southeast Bangladesh June 12-14: Nasa

Nasa has recorded 510mm (20 inches) rainfall in southeastern Bangladesh between June 12 and 14 when landslides triggered by heavy downpour killed at least 150 people in five hilly districts so far.
Climate change rift raises temperature for G7 meet

G7 environment chiefs meet in Italy for potentially difficult talks 10 days after Donald Trump sparked a rift with US partners by pulling out of the Paris climate change accord.
Bangladesh 6th worst extreme weather-affected country

Bangladesh ranks sixth among the world’s top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to the Global Climate Risk Index by think-tank Germanwatch. On an average, a total of 679.05 people died in 185 climatic events in Bangladesh within the period of 1996 to 2015.