'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.
30 August 2017, 14:27 PM

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.
27 August 2017, 13:31 PM

Carbon emission: Bangladesh weather to turn deadly by this century, says 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.
3 August 2017, 06:11 AM

Scientists dim sunlight, suck up carbon dioxide to cool planet

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.
30 July 2017, 05:11 AM

World’s most coal-fired power plant projects in 4 Asian countries

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.
13 July 2017, 04:43 AM

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.
12 July 2017, 15:58 PM

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.
7 July 2017, 15:41 PM

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.
24 June 2017, 14:35 PM

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.
22 June 2017, 09:13 AM

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.
17 June 2017, 09:02 AM

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.
11 June 2017, 14:08 PM

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.
10 June 2017, 05:47 AM

Amid US doubt, UN chief says climate deal essential, 'get on board'

Climate change is undeniable and it is "absolutely essential" the world fight the problem together, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres argues, as US President Donald Trump considers pulling out of the Paris climate deal.
31 May 2017, 05:06 AM

Trump rows shadow 'toughest G7 in years'

G7 leaders hold annual summit talks with divisions on trade and climate change, and fresh friction surrounding Donald Trump, threatening to undermine a show of unity against jihadist terrorism.
26 May 2017, 12:08 PM

Climate science: Bad news gets worse

As UN negotiators meet in Bonn to thrash out rules for implementing the climate-rescue Paris Agreement, the stakes have never been higher.
6 May 2017, 05:09 AM

G7 energy ministers fail to agree statement on climate change: Italy

G7 energy ministers fail to reach agreement on a joint statement on climate change after the United States express reservations, an Italian minister says.
10 April 2017, 13:54 PM

Lights go out around the world for 10th Earth Hour

The lights are being switched off around the world at 8:30 pm, to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour, and to draw attention to climate change.
26 March 2017, 09:36 AM

G20 financial leaders acquiesce to US, drop free trade pledge

Financial leaders of the world's biggest economies dropped a pledge to keep global trade free and open, acquiescing to an increasingly protectionist United States after a two-day meeting failed to yield a compromise.
19 March 2017, 06:55 AM

G20 ministers struggle to find consensus on trade, climate

Finance ministers and central bankers from top economies battle to find common ground on world trade in the face of US President Donald Trump's "Buy American" drive.
18 March 2017, 08:33 AM

Ministers, MPs influence climate fund: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) alleges that climate change fund is allocated based on the influence of local ministers and lawmakers instead of the severity of the threat.
23 January 2017, 11:02 AM