World news about “global warming” published by euronews.
Chasing Ice Filmmaker Jeff Orlowski’s new documentary “Chasing Ice” shows the edge of the massive Ilulissat glacier in Greenland collapsing — or “calving” — and violently… 20/11/2012
Spanish firefighters battle persistent forest fires – nocomment Fires in the Leon region of Spain continued to burn fiercely overnight on Tuesday (August 21) as a group of fire-fighters were surrounded by the blaze. The… 22/08/2012
EU’s global warming battle takes to the skies The European Union may be risking a trade war over plans to charge all airlines for their CO2 emissions that have doubled in the past 20 years. China is… 05/07/2012
Greenland’s water mystery “Definitely, the glaciers in Greenland are retreating,” that’s the view of Bo Vinther, Glaciologist, Centre for Ice and Climate, University of Copenhagen… 28/06/2012
Heatwave hits New York as summer starts – nocomment The first day of summer was met with the first heat wave of the season in the north-east US, with temperatures reaching 92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees… 22/06/2012
Meryl Streep narrates polar bear documentary Double Oscar-nominated director Greg MacGillivray’s ‘To The Arctic’ documents the struggle for survival for polar bears, amid rising temperatures and a… 24/04/2012
A life underwater Jo Harmelin started diving in 1956. As a scientist he has noticed how the Mediterranean sea has evolved and he remains optimistic. “Hello I’m Jo Harmelin… 07/04/2011
Heat stroke in wetlands Fabrizio Sergio is a Biological Researcher at the Donana National Park in Spain. “I’m Fabrizio Sergio. I’m a researcher at a biological station in Donana… 07/04/2011
Climb-it change: a mountaineer’s tale Simon Yates, Mountaineer ‘‘I started climbing when I was 14, and the last 25 years I’ve been climbing mountains uninterruptedly. “I’ve been to India, to… 29/03/2011
‘Be keen on Green’ ‘Be keen on green’ is the message being taught in homes and schools around the world as the health of the planet becomes an ever greater concern. Schools and… 18/03/2011
Satellites, swamps and solutions Wetlands, marshes and mangrove forests might seem simple expanses of muddy water, but are really complex eco-systems teeming with life. But the demands of… 16/02/2011
Global warming: the big picture Our planet is warming up. But to what degree will the climate change in the future? In order to find out, scientists are focussing on 50 so-called Essential… 26/11/2010
Bangladesh still waiting for climate relief The road from the Copenhagen to Cancun climate talks later this month has been a long and potholed one. Money promised for the most vulnerable countries like… 19/11/2010
BONUS: Trisha Kehaulani Watson Here are some more thoughts from Trisha Kehaulani Watson. 22/07/2010
Hurting Hawaii – the pain in Paradise “Every time the stream was high, above-my- head-high, my grandfather used to bring me here because it was so novel. He’d say: “Lets’ go and look at the… 22/07/2010
Bonus: Eric Charamel Here are some more thoughts from Alpine guide, Eric Charamel 09/07/2010
High level climate change in the Alps Eric Charamel, Alpine mountain guide “We’re at the foot of the Grand Motte glacier. The glacier itself is above the really white area up there where the… 09/07/2010
Talk Planet – The ConceptIn Talk Planet we hear about climate change from those who are witnessing its effects first hand. Our interviewees might not be climate scientists, but that… 01/07/2010
Talk Planet promo As the globe warms up, Talk Planet hears how millions of people are coping with the change. Those who rely on the oceans, the mountains and lowland terrain… 01/07/2010
Biofuels: The Cellulose Barrier In congested, polluted central London they are researching the possibilities of making biofuels from trees. They hope that soon, the poplar will become a… 30/06/2010
The Earth is hot, and getting hotter2012 was one of the 10 warmest years since 1880, according to US scientists. NASA researchers said it was the ninth warmest year while experts from another… 16/01/2013
Western Antartica melting faster than thoughtWestern Antarctica is warming almost twice as fast as previously believed. Figures show temperatures in the area have risen by an average 2.4 celsius since… 24/12/2012
It’s hotter than ever hears climate change talksArctic ice is melting at an, “alarming rate”. That’s at the core of a report by the World Meteorological Organisation. Its findings were presented to the… 28/11/2012
City-sized iceberg breaks from Greenland glacierAn iceberg said to be twice the size of Manhattan has broken free from the Petermann Glacier in Greenland. NASA satellite images have helped scientists to… 19/07/2012
Prince backs carbon ‘survival’ policiesTo stiffen European resolve in grappling with climate change, the heir to the British throne has been attending the Low Carbon summit, in Brussels. Speaking… 09/02/2011
Cancun summit: no climate of changeThe world climate summit in Cancun ends with the debate far from over. Jo Leinen has followed it closely in Mexico, as head of the European Parliament’s… 10/12/2010
EU climate commissioner says donors need to prove good faithAdrian Lancashire, euronews: Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action, the UN conference has got under way in Mexico today… You said last week the… 29/11/2010
UN climate talks begin in CancunThe opening ceremony was stirring but the prospects for progress are stark. A new round of UN climate talks has begun in Mexico with almost 200 nations… 29/11/2010
Extreme weather-climate warming links not provenNatural disasters have blanketed the world’s news media in recent weeks, with their incalculable impact on the people in several countries. In Pakistan… 10/08/2010
Giant ice-sheet breaks from Greenland glacierAn iceberg almost four times times the size of Manhattan island has broken off the Petermann Glacier in Northern Greenland. Scientists are carefully… 08/08/2010
Mountain blanket protects French glacial iceA French mountain is being covered by a giant white blanket. The aim is to stop the glacier at one of Europe’s most famous ski resorts from melting. Even… 23/07/2010
Lighten up: car makers work on weight lossCar makers are getting to grips with ways of meeting the European Union’s directive on CO2 emissions. One way to meet the new target may be to make vehicles… 29/06/2010
‘Carbon future: ‘peak oil?‘In the past few years, petrol price increases have so angered consumers, such as truckers and fishermen, that they blockaded petroleum refineries — in Britain… 24/06/2010
Hedegaard insists EU still leading climate effortsThe latest UN summit on climate change, held in Bonn, Germany, produced no grounbreaking results. Euronews asked the EU’s Commission for climate matters… 24/06/2010
Carbon future: agreement hurdles are globalThe latest giant United Nations meeting on climate change failed to get closer to a binding international deal to limit carbon pollution, leaving a great many… 24/06/2010
Interview with Franny ArmstrongIndependent film maker and climate activist Franny Armstrong, whose most recent documentary is called The Age of Stupid, about climate change, is also at the… 24/06/2010
Agriculture vs global warmingAll the economic sectors of the EU are engaged in the bloc’s goal to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by the year 2020. What role can agriculture play in… 11/05/2010
Meat-less McCartney campaigns for climateVegetarian superstar Sir Paul McCartney has repeated his call for everyone to cut back on eating meat to fight global warming. Sir Paul told the European… 03/12/2009
British MPs hear cold facts about global warmingAs British politicians returned to parliament after the summer break there was a stark message on climate change from without and within Westminster. The… 12/10/2009
The landmark ‘lights-out’ to highlight climate changeThe most famous landmarks in the world have been plunged into darkness, to throw the spotlight on climate change. “Earth Hour” began two years ago as a sole… 29/03/2009
Lights go out in worldwide switch offPeople around the globe have been urged to switch off their lights for an hour as part of a worldwide campaign to highlight the threat of climate change… 28/03/2009
Climate horizon ‘worse’?The European Commission has warned that the effects of global warming may have been underestimated. Brussels said that aviation and shipping must be taken… 28/01/2009
Japanese satellite sniffs out greenhouse gasThe Japanese Space Agency has developed a satellite to help scientists keep a closer eye on the level of gases which contribute to global warming. It is… 21/01/2009
Mighty Mites give clues to Antarctic warmingScientists in Antarctica are noticing life-changes in microscopic creatures, and they are putting it down to global warming. At only one millimetre across the… 21/01/2009
Carbon capture shows promise in EuropeBargaining between countries over how to reduce global warming is far from over, but, in the meantime, technical solutions are being explored. Europe is… 09/01/2009
