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Other NewsEditorialsClimate of uncertainty.Our understanding of how our climate works is still evolving. Is it too much to ask the climate establishment to acknowledge as much? Wall Street Journal The road to rebuilding trust in climate science.Couched though it is in the most measured language, Monday's report by the Inter-Academy Council into errors contained in the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is extremely damaging. Vancouver Sun Call to protect estuary timely.Despite concerns about the environmental impact caused by encroaching industry, public interest in the future of the Nanaimo Estuary has been negligible. But introduce the world-wide topics of climate change and carbon reduction, and people just might sit up and take notice. Nanaimo News Bulletin OpinionThe impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in China.Future work on the effects of climate change in China must improve regional climate simulations- especially of precipitation - and develop a better understanding of the managed and unmanaged responses of crops to changes in climate, diseases, pests and atmospheric constituents. Nature 75 months and counting ....Twenty five months ago I decided to find out how long it would take before, on the best data available, we would begin to cross red lines where climatic instability and extremes were concerned. A quarter of that time has now passed. London Guardian British Columbia’s fishy salmon science.Like it or not, farmed fish will soon be vital to feed a hungry world. Toronto Globe and Mail |
Feds fail to use land for solar power.Not a light bulb's worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground. Associated Press Climate change puts China harvests at risk.Climate change could reduce key harvests in China by a fifth if the gloomiest scenarios prove true, according to a study on Wednesday. Agence France-Presse Facebook faces campaign to switch to renewable energy.In one of the web's fastest-growing environmental campaigns, Greenpeace international says at least 500,000 people have now protested Facebook's intention to run its giant new data centre mainly on electricity produced by burning coal power. London Guardian Researchers study link between climate, wildfire.Scientists from universities in Montana, Colorado and Idaho announced today the start of a 5-year, $3.85 million research project into how a changing climate will influence wildfires. Associated Press Can nuclear waste spark an energy solution?A new generation of nuclear power technology seeks to transform one of the industry’s most enduring problems - its radioactive waste - into an energy solution. National Geographic News Emissions impossible?The UN emissions trading scheme scheme is meant to be a virtuous circle, allowing rich countries to meet their climate targets at the lowest possible cost, while energy-hungry developing economies get an injection of capital to go green. But multiple failures have been pointed out by its critics. European Voice 'Go home, Texas oil companies!' LA mayor rebukes.Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday rebuked Valero Energy Corp. and Tesoro Corp., which operate refineries in Wilmington, for bankrolling a measure that would effectively scuttle the state's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Los Angeles Times Report: Climate change could wipe historic Jamestown off the map.Jamestown, Va., the site of the first permanent English colony in what became the United States, could be wiped off the map by climate change, researchers warned today. AOL News Overhaul of UN climate change body 'could lead to more mistakes.'A major overhaul of how the UN advises the world on climate change could lead to more mistakes on the impacts of global warming, an Oxford academic has warned. London Daily Telegraph Climate change gets wet.One of the most important gases affecting the global climate is both incredibly familiar and persistently mysterious—water vapor. Discover |
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Ancient coral reef uncovered in South Pacific.New light on what may happen to coral when sea temperatures rise.
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Julia Gillard's high-risk embrace.A promise of action on climate change in return for support from Greens to govern.
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Top ConsequencesClimate change puts China harvests at risk.Climate change could reduce key harvests in China by a fifth if the gloomiest scenarios prove true, according to a study on Wednesday. Agence France-Presse Researchers study link between climate, wildfire.Scientists from universities in Montana, Colorado and Idaho announced today the start of a 5-year, $3.85 million research project into how a changing climate will influence wildfires. Associated Press Report: Climate change could wipe historic Jamestown off the map.Jamestown, Va., the site of the first permanent English colony in what became the United States, could be wiped off the map by climate change, researchers warned today. AOL News Top SolutionsFeds fail to use land for solar power.Not a light bulb's worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground. Associated Press Can nuclear waste spark an energy solution?A new generation of nuclear power technology seeks to transform one of the industry’s most enduring problems - its radioactive waste - into an energy solution. National Geographic News Emissions impossible?The UN emissions trading scheme scheme is meant to be a virtuous circle, allowing rich countries to meet their climate targets at the lowest possible cost, while energy-hungry developing economies get an injection of capital to go green. But multiple failures have been pointed out by its critics. European Voice Top CausesFacebook faces campaign to switch to renewable energy.In one of the web's fastest-growing environmental campaigns, Greenpeace international says at least 500,000 people have now protested Facebook's intention to run its giant new data centre mainly on electricity produced by burning coal power. London Guardian Climate change gets wet.One of the most important gases affecting the global climate is both incredibly familiar and persistently mysterious—water vapor. Discover Burger King drops palm oil supplier linked to Borneo rainforest destruction.Burger King announced it would no longer source palm oil from Sinar Mas, an Indonesian conglomerate, after an independent audit showed one of the company's subsidiaries had destroyed rainforests and carbon-dense peatlands. Mongabay Top Politics'Go home, Texas oil companies!' LA mayor rebukes.Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday rebuked Valero Energy Corp. and Tesoro Corp., which operate refineries in Wilmington, for bankrolling a measure that would effectively scuttle the state's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Los Angeles Times Overhaul of UN climate change body 'could lead to more mistakes.'A major overhaul of how the UN advises the world on climate change could lead to more mistakes on the impacts of global warming, an Oxford academic has warned. London Daily Telegraph You're getting warmer.It’s pretty overwhelming to think about reducing humanity’s carbon footprint when all most of us really want is to get to work on time and make it home with a few groceries for dinner. Sacramento News and Review |
From the Daily Climate NewsroomClimate Clippings - The Brazos, weatherization, and disagreeing over agreeing.
Daily Climate's weekly compilation of news tidbits. This week: Lost love - er, carbon - on the Brazos; $120 million for weatherization efforts; and two books look why consensus on climate policy is so elusive. more Americans' sense of energy savings? Small change.Quick – what's the most effective way for you to save energy? If you're like many Americans, you'd say turn out the lights or turn up the AC's thermostat. And, like many Americans, you'd miss the mark. more Climate Clippings - Tropical ice, fuel cells, and a new chair.Daily Climate's weekly compilation of climate snippets: Disappearing ice in the tropics; power from water and air; a battery break-through; and an invisible, immaterial chair. more Climate Clippings - Cell phones, farmers and Hawaiian surf.Daily Climate's weekly compilation of climate tidbits: Spreading climate news in rural countries, a new approach to large-scale ag investments, and Hawaii's offshore power potential. more Climate Clippings: Ice fields, ENSO trouble and high fashion.Today TDC launches weekly feature offering snippets of new and noteworthy developments. This week: A truly "emerging" field, a dispute over El Niño data, and an attempt to marry solar energy and haute couture. more |
