Initiatives not enough to face climate change.
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Other NewsChina preparing for ice-free Arctic as global thaw uncovers new opportunities.Associated Press 01 Mar Going for the green.Slate 27 Feb EditorialsBetting 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 |
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Recent changes in the seasonal timing of biological events such as flowering and migration have been linked to warmer temperatures. Now a study shows that such seasonal shifts are becoming increasingly common in the UK and could wreak havoc across ecosystems as they disturb the delicate balance of nature. Nature 11 Mar Seas' acidity threatens life, livelihoods, film says.Oceans are becoming more acidic, which poses another threat in Virginia to oysters, clams and crabs as well as to water quality and coastal ecosystems, a panel of scientists and environmentalists warned Wednesday. Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot 11 Mar Weather changes turn farming into gamble with nature.Changes in weather patterns have turned agriculture into a gamble with nature for Tanzanian farmers. Climate change experts agree that the only way to prevent major economic impact is to change the way agriculture is done. Inter Press Service 11 Mar Coast Guard icebreaker to be reactivated by 2013.The U.S. Coast Guard will have its third icebreaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities beyond just crushing ice to respond to climate change impacts, the commandant of the service said Wednesday. Associated Press 11 Mar Alaskan hopes bike trek will raise awareness of climate change.As a bush pilot flying around the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve, Don Ross says he's seen first-hand evidence of climate change. Ross is cycling from his home in Fairbanks, AK, to Washington, D.C., to bring attention to climate change. Salt Lake Tribune 11 Mar Climate change affects indigenous peoples most: Scholar.Indigenous peoples worldwide contribute little to global warming but suffer the most from its impact, a local professor said Thursday at an international indigenous conference in Taiwan. Central News Agency 11 Mar 'Famine marriages' just one byproduct of climate change.The negative fallout from climate change is having a devastatingly lopsided impact on women compared to men, from higher death rates during natural disasters to heavier household and care burdens. Inter Press Service 10 Mar Health and life insurers grapple with climate effects.Biting bugs are buzzing northward and asthma has spread like a dust cloud, but there are deep divisions about how concerned health and life insurers should be about disease and death caused by climate change. ClimateWire 10 Mar What the Sami people can teach us about adapting to climate change.As accelerating climate change and other man-made environmental degradations create growing alarm across the planet, the Sami people have much to teach the world about how to adapt, survive, and thrive, says Elina Helander-Renvall. London Guardian 10 Mar 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 |