Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought

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Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought

OSLO – Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday.

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The big heat

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The big heat

A couple of years ago, the school nurse showed me a number on a digital thermometer. My daughter was running a fever of 39.6 – but since we use Farenheit back home, I was more concerned by the nurse’s worried expression. It turned out to be a symptom of a bacterial infection, and our girl was back to normal in a few days.

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'Overwhelming' consensus for manmade warming: review

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VietNam News English 7 day(s) ago

A review of thousands of studies published over 21 years found "overwhelming" and growing consensus among scientists that humans are mostly to blame for global warming, its authors said on Thursday.

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World has entered new CO2 'danger zone': UN

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World has entered new CO2 'danger zone': UN

The world has entered a "new danger zone" with levels of Earth-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere never experienced by humankind, the UN's climate chief warned Monday.

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Phuoc revs up for SEA Games

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Phuoc revs up for SEA Games

Top swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc is warming up for the Asian Indoor Games in South Korea in June – a crucial test before competing in the Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar later this year, and the Incheon Asian Games in 2014.

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Cutting short-lived pollutants slows sea level rise

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VietnamNet English 1 month(s) ago

U.S. scientists said on Sunday that it's possible to greatly slow down sea level rise this century, by cutting emissions of so-called short-lived pollutants that cycle comparatively quickly through the atmosphere.

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IMF urges countries to cut energy subsidies

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VietnamNet English 2 month(s) ago

The International Monetary Fund urged countries to reduce subsidies on energy, saying they worsen government's fiscal positions and eventually create more advantages for the wealthy instead of the poor.

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Mong ethnic group celebrates traditional New Year

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VOV News English 4 month(s) ago 1 related news

Mong ethnic group celebrates traditional New Year

(VOV) - Mong ethnic minority residents of Hang Kia Village, nestled in northern Hoa Binh province’s Mai Chau Valley, are celebrating their Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, starting on the first day of the 12th lunar month.

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Arctic 'greening' seen through global warming

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VietnamNet English 1 month(s) ago

Land within the Arctic circle is likely to experience explosive "greening" in the next few decades as grass, shrubs and trees thrive in soil stripped of ice and permafrost by global warming, a study said on Sunday.

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Is global warming causing harsher winters?

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago

Millions of people in northern Europe are still battling snow and ice, wondering why they are being punished with bitter cold when – officially – spring has arrived and Earth is in the grip of global warming.

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City hotels join Earth Hour 2013

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

In reply to global warming threats, hotels in HCM City will be turning off their lights to mark Earth Hour 2013 from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm on Saturday.

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City hotels gear up for Earth Hour

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SaigonTimes English 2 month(s) ago

As a gesture of their commitment to the threat of global warming, hotels in town will be turning off their lights to mark Earth Hour 2013 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Caravelle Hotel, the Hotel Equatorial HCMC, the InterContinental Asiana Saigon, the Legend Hotel Saigon, the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers and the Sheraton Nha Trang are encouraging their staff and guests to join the mission.

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International ban on polar bear trade rejected

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International ban on polar bear trade rejected

A major meeting of governments on threats to endangered species on Thursday rejected a ban on international trade in polar bears amid fears it would distract from the bigger threat of global warming.

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City must adapt to survive heavy toll of climate change

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

Dr Ho Long Phi, director of the Centre for Water Management and Climate Change, told the newspaper Tuoi Tre (Youth) that HCM City must adapt its urban planning to the impacts of global warming.

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Climate change real economic risk, World Bank tells G20

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Climate change real economic risk, World Bank tells G20

The president of the World Bank on Saturday warned the finance chiefs of the world's leading economic powers that global warming is a real risk to the planet and already affecting the world economy in unprecedented ways.

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