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France says it fell short on greenhouse gas emissions

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

France failed to meet its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, the government said Monday, just a month after President Emmanuel Macron warned that "we are losing the battle" against global warming. The environment ministry said the country emitted 463 tons of greenhouse gases, measured as carbon dioxide equivalents, or 3.6 percent more than its goal. It attributedRead more

Global warming will expose millions more to floods

Miami - Al Maghrib Today

Global warming is expected to unleash more rain, exposing millions more people to river flooding particularly in the United States and parts of Asia, Africa and central Europe, researchers said Wednesday. The study in the journal Science Advances calculates how much more flood protection will be needed to keep the risks of high-end floods constant in the next 25 years.Read more

Global warming may boost asylum-seekers in Europe: study

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

Climate change is forecast to massively boost the number of asylum seekers in Europe by century's end if warming trends continue, US researchers said Thursday. The study in the journal Science is the latest in a body of research that shows how weather shocks such as droughts -- made worse as the planet warms -- can stoke conflicts around theRead more

'We're losing the battle', Macron tells Paris climate talks

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

French President Emmanuel Macron issued a stark warning on climate change at a summit in Paris on Tuesday, telling dozens of world leaders: "We are losing the battle" against global warming. "We're not moving fast enough, that's the problem," Macron told the One Planet Summit called to boost the 2015 Paris climate accord, which US President Donald Trump has disavowed.Read more

Global warming outpacing current forecasts: study

United Nations - Al Maghrib Today

The UN's forecast for global warming is about 15 percent too low, which means end-of-century temperatures could be 0.5 degrees Celsius higher than currently predicted, said a study released Wednesday. The prediction makes the already daunting challenge of capping global warming at "well under" 2.0 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) -- the cornerstone goal of the 196-nation Paris Agreement --Read more

Climate change: can hummingbirds take the heat?

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Extreme heat sometimes forces hummingbirds to seek shade instead of foraging for food, researchers said Wednesday, warning that global warming could test the tiny birds' capacity to adapt. With hearts beating more than 1,000 times a minute, hummingbirds need to feed constantly, which means they can ill afford to spend time dodging sunshine, according to a report in the journal Royal SocietyRead more

Cyclones and climate change

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Scientists freely acknowledge they don't know everything about how global warming affects hurricanes like the one pummelling southeast Texas. But what they do know is enough to keep them up at night. The amplifying impact of sea level rise, warming oceans, and hotter air -- all incontrovertible consequences of climate change -- is basic physics, they say. Likewise accelerated shiftsRead more

Climate change will cut crop yields: study

New York - Al Maghrib Today

Climate change will have a negative effect on key crops such as wheat, rice, and maize, according to a major scientific report out Tuesday that reviewed 70 prior studies on global warming and agriculture. Experts analyzed previous research that used a variety of methods, from simulating how crops will react to temperature changes at the global and local scale, toRead more

European heatwave deaths could skyrocket: climate study

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Deaths due to extreme weather in Europe could increase fifty-fold from an estimated 3,000 per year recently to 152,000 by century's end if global warming is not reined in, researchers warned Saturday. The toll would be especially high in temperate southern Europe, where deaths due to warming are projected to rise from 11 per million people per year to aboutRead more

US to join climate talks despite Paris accord exit

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

The United States will still take part in international climate change negotiations despite its planned withdrawal from the Paris accord on global warming, the State Department said Friday. "The United States will continue to participate in international climate change negotiations and meetings ... to protect US interests and ensure all future policy options remain open to the administration," said aRead more