2008-08-28 17:00:00, Protection Zones In The Wrong Place To Prevent Coral Reef Collapse
Conservation zones are in the wrong place to protect vulnerable coral reefs from the effects of global warming, an international team of scientists warned today. Now the team say that urgent action is needed to prevent the collapse of this important marine ecosystem. Read more..
2008-08-28 05:00:00, Why Is Greenland Covered In Ice? Changes In Carbon Dioxide Levels Explain Transition
A fall in levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, close to that of pre-industrial times, explains the transition from a mostly ice-free Greenland of three million years ago to the ice-covered region we see today. Read more..
2008-08-28 00:00:00, Antarctic Research Helps Shed Light On Climate Change On Mars
Eroded gullies on the flanks of Martian craters may have been formed by snowmelt as recently as a few hundred thousand years ago and in sites once occupied by glaciers. Similar conditions can be found in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys. Rather than being a dead planet, the new data are consistent with dynamic climate changes on Mars. Read more..
2008-08-28 00:00:00, Arctic Ice On The Verge Of Another All-time Low
Following last summer's record minimum ice cover in the Arctic, current observations from ESA's Envisat satellite suggest that the extent of polar sea-ice may again shrink to a level very close to that of last year. Read more..
2008-08-27 20:00:00, Researching Impact Of Global Warming On Corals
Scientists are collecting the spawn of elkhorn corals as part of a research and education project to grow the newborn juvenile corals for distribution to aquaria and to the wild. The goals of the project are to learn how corals will respond to global warming and also to teach aquarium professionals how they can protect corals by using laboratory-raised specimens rather than removing corals from the ocean. Read more..
2008-08-27 17:00:00, Racing Cane Toads Reveals They Get Cold Feet On Southern Australia Invasion
Cane toads weren't allowed to compete in the Olympics, but scientists have raced cane toads in the laboratory and calculated that they would not be able to invade Melbourne, Adelaide or Hobart and are unlikely to do well in Perth or Sydney, even with climate change. Read more..
2008-08-27 17:00:00, Taking Earth's Temperature Via Satellite
Imagine adding a thermometer to Google Earth. That's the vision of Agricultural Research Service scientists Martha Anderson and Bill Kustas, who see the need for high-resolution thermal infrared imaging tools -- such as those aboard the aging Landsat satellites -- as vital to monitoring earth's health. Read more..
2008-08-27 08:00:00, Hot And Cold: Circulation Of Atmosphere Affected Mediterranean Climate During Last Ice Age
A new study in Science reveals the circulation of the atmosphere over the Mediterranean during the last ice age, 23,000 to 19,000 years ago, and how this affected the local climate. Read more..
2008-08-27 00:00:00, Carbon Disclosure Project Initiative On Public Sector Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Carbon Disclosure Project, a collaboration of some 385 institutional investors including Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and HSBC, has extended its traditional work in the private sector to the public sector where it is actively assisting government and local government organizations to assess greenhouse gas emissions through their supply chains. Read more..
2008-08-26 14:00:00, Polar Bears Found Swimming Miles From Alaskan Coast
An aerial survey by government scientists in Alaska's Chukchi Sea this week found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water -- with one at least 60 miles from shore -- raising concern among wildlife experts about their survival. Read more..
Global Climate Change: News & Videos about Global Climate Change - CNN.com
2008-08-27 14:25:00, Arctic Sea Ice Nears Record Low
Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center Read more..
2008-08-26 20:00:00, UN: Phase Out Energy Subsidies
A new U.N. report urges countries to phase out energy subsidies, saying they often waste money, do not always help the poor and are bad for the environment Read more..
2008-08-25 09:44:00, Deforestation issues brought to the fore in U.N. global treaty talks
Years ago, no one thought twice about felling the rainforest around this village in West Africa. Read more..
2008-08-21 14:39:00, Climate chief warns against 'tragic' inaction
The head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has described as "tragic" the lack of action on climate change by developed countries. Read more..
2008-08-19 19:00:00, Australian PM Urges More US Climate Change Action
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged the United States on Tuesday to take more action on climate change and become more involved in the global debate on the issue Read more..
2008-08-13 08:33:00, The funny side of global warming and jihad
Global warming and the state of the planet aren't exactly laughing matters, but for comedian Abie Philbin Bowman, the dire environmental outlook has at least one bright side. Read more..
2008-08-12 22:00:00, Endangered Species: In More Danger
Analysis: The White House's proposed overhaul of the Endangered Species Act is its latest end-run around Congress to undo one of the real success stories of the green movement Read more..
2008-08-12 12:26:00, Cooking up carbon credits
By any measure, it is a long way from the Park Avenue headquarters of JPMorgan Chase, the global investment bank that generated revenues of $100 billion last year, to the dusty streets of Kampala, Uganda, where a poor woman can buy a new cook stove for about $6. Read more..
2008-08-10 15:19:00, Scientists stumble upon 'carbon-capture' farming
On one side of the gravel road are hundreds of acres of corn. On the other is a much different crop that scientists hope will enable farmers to rebuild sinking islands in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, combat global warming and make a profit at the same time. Read more..
2008-08-04 23:00:00, How Denmark Sees the World in 2012
The 15th UN climate change summit will convene in Copenhagen in December 2009, and world leaders will begin discussing a successor to Kyoto Read more..
Climate Change News Digest
2008-08-27 22:19:56, Emission cuts: showing the world it can be done - ABC Online
Emission cuts: showing the world it can be doneABC Online, Australia.
It is their view that the weight of scientific evidence says that global warming is a problem, a global problem which Australia must take its part in ... Read more..
2008-08-27 22:19:56, Photos about greenhouse gases - Mail and Guardian
Remember me? United Nations climate talks in Ghana are making progress on ways to help developing nations slow deforestation. Nigeria and South Africa are the main emitters of greenhouse gases in Africa, accounting for almost 90% of the emissions in the continent. Read more..
2008-08-27 22:19:56, Turkish PM attacks 'idle' green groups - Guardian Unlimited
Recep Tayyip Erdogan lambasts environmentalists saying they 'prance around' not protecting nature Read more..
2008-08-27 22:19:56, Climate Reality Eludes the Business Press
For the Wall Street Journal's editors, fear of a bigger government outweighs the fear of a warmer planet. Read more..
2008-08-27 22:19:56, Online game on climate changes - MSN India
Online game on climate changesMSN India, India.
Computer animation students in Australia have designed an online game to help children understand ways they can reduce their impact on climate change. ... Read more..
2008-08-27 22:19:56, Food riots as Indian floods destroy 250000 homes - Swissinfo
Food riots as Indian floods destroy 250000 homesSwissinfo, Switzerland.
Some experts blame the floods on heavier monsoon rains caused by global warming, while others say authorities have failed to take enough preventive measures ... Read more..
2008-08-27 22:19:56, Transport: Romantics love high speed trains but ministers are reluctant to get on board - Guardian Unlimited
They are popular and they are green - but the government is unconvinced Read more..
2008-08-27 22:19:56, EU carbon hits 1-month high on firm oil - Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
European carbon emissions prices hit a 1-month high on Wednesday on the back of rising oil prices and concerns over the Norwegian gas pipeline, traders said. Read more..
2008-08-27 22:19:56, Threat to Lebanon's symbol of survival - BBC News
Environmentalists are concerned that climate change could affect Lebanon's emblematic cedar trees. Read more..
2008-08-27 22:19:56, CEZ to build biggest onshore wind park in Europe
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech power group CEZ plans to build a 1.1 billion euro wind park in Romania, the largest of its kind in Europe, in a move to offset emissions from dirtier coal-fired power plants. Read more..
NYT > Global Warming
2008-08-28 18:30:08, Look Closely, Doctor: See the Camera?
Have reality television and the Internet pushed people over the line? Read more..
2008-08-28 18:30:08, Xcel to Disclose Global Warming Risks
The New York attorney general announced an agreement that would require Xcel Energy, a builder of coal-fired plants, to disclose to investors the financial risks of global warming. Read more..
2008-08-28 18:30:08, As Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Experts Expect New Low
The coverage of sea ice in the Arctic could break the record low from last September, scientists said. Read more..
2008-08-28 18:30:08, Drilling Boom Revives Hopes for Natural Gas
New technology is pushing down prices and reversing conventional wisdom that U.S. fields were in decline. Read more..
2008-08-28 18:30:08, A Push to Increase Icebreakers in the Arctic
A growing array of military leaders, Arctic experts and lawmakers say the United States is losing its ability to patrol and safeguard Arctic waters. Read more..
2008-08-28 18:30:08, Tropical Warming Tied to Flooding Rains
Rising temperatures around the globe are linked to extreme downpours and flooding, researchers said on Thursday. Read more..
2008-08-28 18:30:08, An Energy Diet for Power-Hungry Household PCs
A group, including Microsoft, has launched an initiative to distribute free software to personal computer owners to help them save on energy costs. Read more..
2008-08-28 18:30:08, Learning to Speak Climate
The three phrases of climate change are easy to learn. The first is: “Just a few years ago ...” Read more..
2008-08-28 18:30:08, Fossils Add More Proof of Global Climate Shift
Fossils uncovered from the Antarctic form the basis for further understanding of global cooling that occurred during the mid-Miocene epoch. Read more..
2008-08-28 18:30:08, For Aquariums, the Small Fry Swept North Become a Big Catch
Aquariums in the Northeast have recently started to collect more -- and more kinds -- of the tropical fish in nearby waters. Read more..
New Scientist - Climate Change
2008-08-19 19:00:00, Summer scorchers outpace global warming
Peak temperatures may rise twice as fast as average temperatures as climate change hots up Read more..
2008-08-15 06:00:00, Climate myths: Global warming stopped in 1998
In fact, the planet as a whole has warmed since 1998, even in the years when surface temperatures have fallen Read more..
2008-08-12 19:00:00, Climate change: The next ten years
What's going to happen over the next decade? looks at the latest forecasts - and how reliable they are (full text available to subscribers) Read more..
2008-08-12 19:00:00, Editorial: Better climate forecasts will bring storms
We need more accurate climate forecasts, even if their predictions threaten to weaken the political imperative to tackle emissions (full text available to subscribers) Read more..
2008-08-11 12:15:00, Can memory save elephants from climate change?
A study of elephants that survived a drought in Tanzania suggests the clans were saved by the canny old matriarchs Read more..
2008-08-11 17:00:00, Elephant seals deployed to monitor Antarctic seas
Gluing sensors to the heads of wild elephant seals could help researchers understand why the Southern Ocean is warming so rapidly Read more..
2008-08-08 09:53:00, US military launches war on global warming
Forget the images of fuel-guzzling Hummer SUVs, the Pentagon wants to promote green technology and cut fuel use to save money and lives Read more..
2008-08-07 05:50:00, China's smogs have surprise climate benefit
It may be the scourge of China's Olympic organisers, but the industrial smog could be cutting emissions of methane from rice paddies Read more..
2008-08-09 05:47:00, Climate maps offer wildlife hope of sanctuary
A new way to predict how habitat zones will shift or vanish could help usher endangered species to safety (full text available to subscribers) Read more..
2008-08-08 11:12:00, Humans cause climate change, US body accepts
The US Climate Change Science Program has issued a report concluding that human activity caused the rapid warming in the 20th century Read more..
BBC News | Science/Nature | Climate Change | World Edition
2008-07-08 08:35:10, G8 aims to halve greenhouse gases
World leaders at the G8 summit aim to set a target to halve carbon emissions by 2050 in an effort to tackle global warming. Read more..
2008-07-08 07:16:13, Mayor quashes £25 C-charge hike
London Mayor Boris Johnson quashes the proposed rise in congestion charge for vehicles deemed high polluters. Read more..
2008-07-07 16:01:34, UK to slow expansion of biofuels
The UK is to cut the rate of growth of biofuels because of "increasing questions" over their impact. Read more..
2008-07-04 07:09:24, Australia 'needs carbon trading'
An Australian government advisor calls for a national emissions trading scheme to combat global warming. Read more..
Green advisers tell the government airport expansion should be suspended pending an inquiry. Read more..
2008-05-22 08:48:02, US city to charge polluting firms
The US city of San Francisco passes new rules requiring businesses to pay for the amount of CO2 they emit. Read more..
2008-04-30 23:11:00, Next decade 'may see no warming'
Global temperatures may not rise for 10 years as natural cooling masks greenhouse warming, research suggests. Read more..
2008-07-07 15:01:24, Slowing the biofuel bonanza
The Gallagher Review pours caution on the pace of biofuel development. Read more..
2008-07-07 08:03:09, Japan waits on US for CO2 targets
Japan says it will not negotiate on CO2 emissions until it sees what the new US president offers on climate change. Read more..
2008-05-20 08:19:56, Time to leave the comfort zone
Civic leaders must be willing to make tough choices if we are going to live in green cities. Read more..
guardian.co.uk Environment: Carbon emissions
2008-08-28 08:04:47, Environmentalists travel by car to Greece using waste vegetable oil as biofuel
Carbon-conscious enthusiasts beg restaurants and cafes for waste vegetable oil to power their European journey, converting an estimated 350 litres of oil into fuel on their 11 day trip Read more..
2008-08-26 07:04:25, Greenwatch: UN climate talks advance on forests and industry
Today's top green stories from websites around the world Read more..
2008-08-25 19:03:59, Mayor urged to act on London pollution to avoid EU fines
Britain plans to ask for extension until June 2011 to meet its legal requirements Read more..
2008-08-25 19:03:59, Motor industry: Carmakers failing to achieve CO2 cuts
Carmakers lobby for leniency over missing targets as governments accused of blocking sterner measures Read more..
2008-08-24 19:11:57, Green government offices emerge as least energy-efficient
Offices responsible for slashing buildings' carbon emissions emerge as least energy-efficient Read more..
2008-08-22 19:12:28, UK plans for 'dirty coal power' could scupper global deal to cut emissions
Heavy criticism for new coal plants which lack technology to capture and bury large volumes of carbon dioxide Read more..
2008-08-22 19:02:06, Indian protests may delay manufacture of world's cheapest car
Company set to move production from West Bengal if resistance from displaced farmers continues Read more..
2008-08-22 13:00:00, Gary Yohe: Bjorn Lomborg misrepresents climate change research
Gary Yohe: Bjrn Lomborg has been a persistent global warming naysayer and his claims misrepresent my findings Read more..
2008-08-22 12:00:00, George Monbiot: Climate change is not anarchy's football
George Monbiot: In seeking to put politics ahead of action, Ewa Jasiewicz is engaging in magical thinking of the most desperate kind Read more..
2008-08-22 09:20:14, US scientists challenge UK over coal-fired power stations
The British government risks scuppering a global deal to cut emissions if it presses ahead with a new generation of dirty coal power, says a powerful coalition of US scientists and environmentalists Read more..
