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Other NewsEditorialsBetting on climate change.Politicians and climate denialists can argue against it based on ideology, but in board rooms around the world, executives are making decisions grounded in science and its implications on business. St. Louis Post-Dispatch 28 Feb A complicated argument.If the Maldives and lower Manhattan are destined to go under water, we won’t be able to avert that outcome with a Copenhagen greenhouse gas policy. When and if such threats become real, we’ll be obliged to take protective action for the particular problems at hand. Columbia Tribune 17 Feb East Africa should have its own climate agenda.Fortunately, the East African community has come of age. As a region we can have home grown solutions to deal with climate change impacts that should set the agenda for an East African Community environmental initiative, with or without money from the West. East African Business Week 22 Dec China can't be cool to Obama demands on global warming.The world’s largest carbon emitter must submit to an outside review of its efforts against climate change for the US and others to sign an agreement. Christian Science Monitor 18 Dec World leaders remain far from a deal in Copenhagen.The Copenhagen climate conference set to wrap up Friday was supposed to produce a landmark accord on climate change. It won't. Washington Post 17 Dec A positive vision from the chaos of Copenhagen.The world should be investing far more heavily in green technology: just $10 billion a year is spent on it globally, a pathetically small amount. London Daily Telegraph 17 Dec The task facing COP15.Island nations and the poorest countries which are mostly likely to be affected by global warming regard the problem quite differently from China, India and other emerging economic powers whose emissions levels are increasing. Asahi Shimbun 15 Dec Climate is right for action on CO2 .Like the rest of the world, California must adapt to global climate change. That adaptation must include a constant examination of ongoing research, an open mind and a recognition of the consequences of making the wrong choices. Sacramento Bee 09 Dec OpinionMount Elgon landslides a result of climate change.Climate change will continue to leave severe damages on communities least prepared to adapt, like the villages leveled in the massive landslide on the slopes of Mount Elgon Monday night. How prepared are we when these disasters strike? Kampala Daily Monitor 04 Mar Global crisis of water scarcity.While climate change has captured the headlines, many countries are running out of freshwater supplies, threatening human health and causing conflicts between nations. Petaling Jaya Star 01 Mar Let's not fret over climate migration.This century will be dominated by human movement, but not one caused by temperature. Toronto Globe and Mail 27 Feb The limits of evolution.Only some species will adapt and evolve to survive climate change. Evolutionary biologists are only just beginning to find out why, and now they must figure out which ones are most at risk. Cosmos Magazine 26 Feb Disappearing wolverines.Declining snow pack is emerging as one of clearest, earliest ways that climate warming is impacting humans. Climate Central 24 Feb We are extinguishing the Earth's biodiversity, degrading most ecosystems.Swazis must be keen to set aside their cultural norms by which they presently live if global warming prevention is important to them. Swazi Observer 20 Feb Environmental justice, one neighborhood at a time.Long-standing social artifacts of institutional racism have created a deep rift in the debate over climate change that now threatens the establishment of environmentally just solutions. High Country News 18 Feb Wong: Climate sceptics are red herrings,Red herrings and arguments at the fringes of the debate cannot dismiss the fact that that the world is warming. In 20 years, can we look our children and grandchildren in the eye and say we sat on our hands because of a computer hacker? Sydney Morning Herald 18 Feb |
Women hit by climate change to lobby Capitol Hill.Women hit hard by the effects of climate change -- drought, floods, sea level rise and crop failure -- gathered on Monday to plan a Capitol Hill push for U.S. legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Reuters 09 Mar Group urges localities to plan together for rising sea levels.As a regional planner, John Carlock knows getting each Hampton Roads community to agree is rarely, if ever, simple. His next task could be even harder: Convince 16 cities and counties to work together to combat rising sea levels. Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 08 Mar Climate change could spark crises 'in Arab world.'There may be a considerable increase in the number of crises and disasters in the Arab world due to climate change, and this could necessitate the distribution of food, water and medicine to millions of people, a top OIC official said. Doha Gulf Times 08 Mar Climate change is changing farming methods.Communities have tried their best to devise resourceful ways to cope with and adapt to the adverse impacts of extreme weather events. Inter Press Service 07 Mar States at sea over coastal levels.Australia's six state governments have four different figures for predicted sea-level rise caused by climate change, leaving developers and councils confused and sparking calls for a federal takeover of coastal climate change planning. Sydney Australian 07 Mar Cars homes drinking water 'under threat.'The availability of fresh drinking water in the Bahamas could be jeopardised by climate change and hurricanes, warned State Environment Minister Phenton Neymour, who said this country urgently needs proper water networks and management policies. Nassau Tribune 07 Mar California looks to Australia for lessons on water management.A delegation of California water leaders recently visited Australia to learn lessons on water management in the face of drought and climate change. Pasadena Star-News 07 Mar Regional rainfall in a warming world.
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Apart from the obvious warming at the high polar latitudes, which already is affecting Arctic sea ice and the rate of Greenland ice cap melting, new details are beginning to emerge about the impact of global warming in the Tropics - the boiler-room of Earth's climate and weather. Discovery Channel 06 Mar Africa: facing extreme weather head on, Ibrahim Forum urges action.Although Africa has contributed little to global warming, the continent and other parts of the developing world are bearing the brunt of the resultant climate change, according to scientists and development specialists. All Africa 06 Mar The thirsty Caribbean.Caribbean countries are considering options like desalination plants and cloud seeding to confront a drought that threatens the regional economy and which experts warned about years ago. Inter Press Service 05 Mar Florida Keys residents confront rising sea levels.Waters around the Florida Keys are nine inches higher than a century ago. Efforts to battle rising sea levels make the Keys 'a canary in the coal mine,' an indicator of what other areas might need to prepare for. Christian Science Monitor 05 Mar Arctic melt to cost up to $24 trillion by 2050: Report.Arctic ice melting could cost global agriculture, real estate and insurance anywhere from $2.4 trillion to $24 trillion by 2050 in damage from rising sea levels, floods and heat waves, according to a report released on Friday. Reuters 05 Mar Vast new refuge weighed for northern Everglades.To staunch pollution flows into the headwaters of the Everglades, and to provide habitat for animals forced to adapt to climate change, Obama administration officials are considering designating a new 100,000-acre national wildlife refuge north of Lake Okeechobee. Palm Beach Post 04 Mar The big dry ahead.The Department of Water says a report on Western Australia's future water supply presents significant challenges. The report blames climate change since the mid 1970s for a big drop in rainfall and surface and groundwater yields. Sydney ABC News 04 Mar Investors group seeks better climate 'due diligence.'As climate change regulation gathers steam in Europe, a group of European investors has published a set of guidelines to help private equity firms and their investors incorporate climate change risk into their due diligence. Wall Street Journal 04 Mar Perth water supplies could halve by 2030.A worst-case scenario on Perth's water resources says supplies could dip by nearly 50 per cent in the next 20 years. A CSIRO report has projected a marked decrease in river flows and water yields in WA's South-West by 2030. Australian Associated Press 04 Mar Help Africa cope with climate change.The developed world has been urged to assist African countries cope with the emerging environmental challenges triggered by climate change, which is blamed for prolonged droughts and devastating floods. Arusha Times 04 Mar Climate change, graft 'threaten poverty cut.'Climate change and corruption threaten poverty reduction in Bangladesh, the UK's Department for International Development Parliamentary Select Committee says in a report. Dhaka Bdnews24.com 04 Mar Climate change hurting Tibet.The impact of global warming is affecting the ecological environment of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, accelerating glacial shrinkage, reducing snow and increasing land desertification, officials said. China Daily 04 Mar Planning for a sea level rise in Eurobodalla.Planners from the Eurobodalla Shire Council are now taking into account predictions of the sea level rising 40cm by 2050 and 90cm by 2100 when approving new developments and building infrastructure. Narooma News 04 Mar Initiatives not enough to face climate change.Climate change is already a reality for Bangladesh, but the initiatives taken by the World Bank and other development partners to tackle its impacts are inadequate, said State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday. Dhaka Daily Star 03 Mar How much will sea level rise?A sea-level rise of three feet might not sound like a lot, but it could do enormous damage Climate Central 03 Mar Australia has hottest-ever summer.Severe weather in Australia, parts of which have been hit by a 10-year drought, has heightened public concern over climate change. Western Australia has sweated through its hottest ever summer, recording average temperatures just shy of 30 degrees Celsius, officials said on Monday. Agence France-Presse 02 Mar Campbell blames climate change for 'Spring Games.'The record-breaking warm weather that made a soggy mess of Cypress Mountain, forcing Olympic organizers to truck snow to the slopes, was caused by climate change, B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell says. Toronto Globe and Mail 02 Mar China preparing for ice-free Arctic as global thaw uncovers new opportunities.China is starting to prepare for the commercial and strategic opportunities arising as global warming melts the polar ice cover in the Arctic, an international peace research group said Monday. Associated Press 01 Mar |