ScienceDaily: The increase in warmer and drier climates predicted to occur under climate change scenarios…
Month: April 2009
Earth’s tribes unite against climate threats
New Scientist: From Arctic Inuit to Pacific Islanders, indigenous peoples from 80 countries are meeting…
United Kingdom: Five million at risk of flooding to benefit from early warning forecast centre
Guardian: Five million Britons living under the threat of flooding should get earlier and more…
Growing Antarctic sea ice linked to damaged ozone
Reuters: An expansion of sea ice around Antarctica is linked to a hole in the…
Mangroves ‘protect coastal villages during cyclones’
SciDev.Net: Mangrove forests, common along tropical coasts, can provide a protective shield against destructive cyclones…
Fla. House panel OKs bill for drilling near shore
Associated Press: Echoing last year’s “Drill, baby, drill” Republican election slogan, a GOP-dominated House panel…
Climate change: Colorado river shortfalls?
United Press International: U.S. scientists say currently scheduled water deliveries from the Colorado River are…
New York touts climate plan to lock away CO2
Agence France-Presse: Scientists in New York on Tuesday touted an experimental plan to lock carbon…
The ghosts of climate change yet to come
Foreign Policy: Already, more than 250,000 people around the world are affected by climate-related disasters…
Climate Change to Shrink Agricultural Production by Half
Inter Press Service: Environmental researchers predict Southern Africa will be hit heavily by climate change…