impacts

Heaviest rain in South Korea for 37 years

Posted by bex — 19 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
Climate change: English country floods

Climate change: English country floods

The death toll in South Korea from the heaviest rain in 37 years rose to 40 on Monday as rescue workers sifted through the wreckage left by the downpour. The rain, which was most severe in the area of the capital, Seoul, followed months of unprecedented drought and triggered floods and landslides.

Article tagged as: climate change, disasters, flooding, impacts, landslides, precipitation, south korea

Environmental effectiveness and loopholes

Last edited 19 July 2001 at 8:00am
Under threat - polar bear

Under threat - polar bear

In Kyoto in 1997 at the third Conference of the Parties (COP 3), the Kyoto Protocol was adopted. Thirty-eight industrialised countries agreed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by varying amounts with an overall reduction of 5.2% below 1990 levels by the year 2010. It also provided a series of 'flexible mechanisms' to help them achieve this.

As negotiations have proceeded it has become clear that these 'mechanisms' have become potential loopholes that, if adopted, would allow industrialised countries to do very little or nothing in the way of real emissions reduction and still appear to meet their targets.

Article tagged as: carbon sinks, climate change, co2, deforestation, emissions trading, forests, impacts, kyoto protocol, loopholes

Wet weather and mites devastate bee populations

Posted by bex — 19 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
Flowers and bee

Flowers and bee

A combination of pesticide-resistant mites and wet weather has devastated bee populations in parts of the US, wiping out more than half of Maryland's bees this winter and devastating hives in many regions of the country. Beekeepers are now struggling to rebuild their colonies, while farmers who rely on the insects to pollinate their crops have had difficulty finding available hives to place in their fields.

Article tagged as: bees, climate change, conservation, impacts, insects, maryland, USA, vermont

Thousands stranded in flooded Orissa

Posted by bex — 19 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
Globe showing climate change

Globe showing climate change

The eastern Indian state of Orissa has received 84% more rain than usual resulting in floods that have left 30 people dead and up to 500,000 marooned. The floods - have affected more than four million people and 7,000 villages.

It is still raining heavily in parts of Orissa and the death toll is rising according to local officials. The federal government in Delhi has pledged some $22m in aid to the region.

Article tagged as: climate change, flooding, impacts, india, orissa

Weird weather

Posted by bex — 19 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
wave energy: a green and sustainable energy resource

wave energy: a green and sustainable energy resource

The latest reports from the world's climate scientists show that climate change is happening faster than was first predicted. They paint a grim picture of life in a warming world. All around the globe countries are experiencing the kind of 'weird weather' that we have been warned to expect. At this stage no-one can categorically state that the devastation the world is experiencing is a result of climate change but at the very least it gives a frightening picture of what we can expect if the climate is not protected.

Here is a taste of what is really at stake...

Weird weather:
Wet weather and mites devastate bee populations.
Heaviest rain in South Korea for 37 years.
Thousands stranded in flooded Orissa.
Melting ice threatens blue whales' food supply.
Pacific nation fears devastation from the ocean.
Flash floods in Pakistan.

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The threat of climate change

Last edited 16 July 2001 at 8:00am
Walrus group

Walrus group

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organisation in 1988 to provide authoritative scientific information on climate change. Since its inception the IPCC has reported with increasing urgency on the threat that climate change poses to the planet.

Their latest reports, published earlier this year, paint a grim picture of life in a warming world, and describe the measures that are needed to fight it, for which only the political will is missing.

Article tagged as: climate change, impacts, IPCC, science, UN, world meteorological organisation

Global warming

Last edited 1 April 2001 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
1 April, 2001

Global warming is bringing flood misery to Britain and drought and disease world-wide. Pollution from fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) is the main culprit. If companies like Esso carry on unchecked, Britain will experience much more serious and frequent storms and floods.

We can stop this situation from becoming catastrophic by switching from fossil fuels towards renewable energy and green transport fuels.

Download the report:
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The impacts of global warming

Last edited 27 March 2001 at 9:00am
Climate change: English country floods

Climate change: English country floods

Article tagged as: climate change, extreme weather, flooding, impacts, oil

How much oil can we use?

Last edited 27 March 2001 at 9:00am

Walrus group

Walrus group

Article tagged as: carbon logic, climate change, fossil fuels, impacts, oil

Counting the cost of climate change

Posted by bex — 10 November 2000 at 9:00am - Comments
House flooded

As many parts of Britain lie under flood water, the relationship that these bouts of extreme weather have with fossil fuel pollution can no longer be separated. With more than 3000 homes and key transport networks falling foul of the flood waters, the answer can only be to change our ways, leaving coal and oil behind. If we don't, grab those sandbags because it's going to get worse.

So what? you cry, I can whip out my dinghy and pop down the local. Fun and community spirited it may be, but what many of us don't know are the underlying costs that these climatic changes have. In 1999, insurance claims wieghed in at a hefty 860 million, and this Autumn's stormy weather has already reached 500million, just think what is going to happen to your premium!

Article tagged as: climate change, flooding, impacts, UK