A reckless experiment in Earth’s atmosphere caused a desert metropolis to be flooded. That was the story last week when more than a year’s worth of rain fell in one day on the Arabian Peninsula, one of the driest regions in the world. Desert cities such as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) suffered … Read more
Record floods have brought chaos to Dubai – Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images In the summer of 2017, a delegation of visitors from the United Arab Emirates flew to the town of Reading in Berkshire. They had come not for a tour, but to discover how scientists at the university were making progress in controlling the … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The climate negotiations just concluded in Dubai struck at the heart of compromise, finding a common language that nearly 200 countries accepted, sometimes grudgingly. For the first time in nearly three decades of such talks, the final agreement named fossil fuels – coal, oil and natural gas – as … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When United Nations climate talks conclude in Dubai sometime this week, big promises are likely to be made about how the world will fight climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels like oil. , gas and coal. Negotiators are debating how quickly to cut fossil fuels and … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A major, long-term effort is underway to mobilize money to save planet Earth. Climate finance experts say trillions of dollars are needed for forestry projects and renewable energies such as solar and wind in the developing world, all aimed at reducing pollution from the burning of oil, gas and … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Surveillance cameras appear to be everywhere at the United Nations COP28 climate summit in Dubai. And that worries some. It is unclear how the United Arab Emirates, an autocratic federation of seven sheikhdoms, uses the images it collects through its extensive network. However, the country has already deployed facial … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pressure to phase out fossil fuels increased Thursday on the oil company chief who took over fragile international climate negotiations that began in Dubai amid concerns about what some say are conflicting dual roles are. The newly installed climate chief started on the right track, and not just because … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East will host its second consecutive U.N. climate conference in the next two weeks, with countries hoping to agree on new ways to prevent the planet from overheating by the end of the century. warms up. There are many distractions, especially the war between Israel and Hamas. … Read more