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Snow in summer.
Where will Snowy Egret go? How will she retreat from Winter when Winter itself is in retreat? Living On Earth. 4 July 2009.
Value of Maine beaches to be explored.
Maine's sand beaches bring about $500 million of new money into the state each year and support some 8,000 jobs, but the beach economy could be put in jeopardy because of the rising sea level. Associated Press. 4 July 2009.
Experts tip less rain.
Victoria faces another disastrous year with record low rainfall tipped and dams to fall to less than 20 per cent capacity by Christmas. Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia. 4 July 2009.
A new type of El Niño could mean more hurricanes.
There's a new El Niño, but it's not exactly improved. The new form of the weather phenomenon could potentially cause more hurricanes, according to climatologists at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga. Canwest News Service, Canada. 4 July 2009.
El Niño is changing for the stormier.
According to a study published in Science, El Niño is changing — and that could mean more hurricanes for the already battered western Atlantic coast. Time Magazine. 4 July 2009.
Lowering the baa (or how our sheep are shrinking)
Everyone knows that woolly jumpers shrink in a hot wash. Now scientists say warm weather is causing sheep to get smaller. London Daily Mail, England. 3 July 2009.
Mopping up after city's deluge will cost millions.
Millions of euro worth of damage was caused yesterday after Dublin was swamped by a record two weeks' worth of rain in one hour. The city's new Lord Mayor Councillor Emer Costello called the deluge "a direct consequence of climate change." Dublin Irish Independent, Ireland. 3 July 2009.
Severe drought conditions in western Saskatchewan.
Drought conditions in western Saskatchewan have left crop producers thinking they won't see any fruits of their many efforts this year and at least one expert pointing to billions in costs to Canada's economy. Regina Leader-Post, Canada. 3 July 2009.
MMWD looks at plan for longer drought.
Faced with the prospect of less frequent rainstorms due to global warming, Marin Municipal Water District planners are considering a more conservative approach to drought projections. Marin Independent Journal, California. 3 July 2009.
Loss of world's seagrass beds seen accelerating.
The world's seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study. Reuters. 3 July 2009.
Study on carbon-priced Singapore.
The Energy Studies Institute (ESI) has embarked on what will be a landmark study to understand what Singapore would look like in a carbon-priced world. Straits Times, Singapore. 3 July 2009.
NZ scientist warns of Antarctic ice melt, sea rise.
A New Zealand scientist warned on Thursday of rising sea levels due to Antarctic ice melt. Tim Naish said new evidence showed that changes to Antarctica's most vulnerable element, the West Antarctic ice sheet, could raise global sea levels by up to 5 metres. Xinhua News Agency, China. 3 July 2009.
Insect conservation.
A study shows that precise knowledge of an endangered species' ecological requirements under a given climate can enable conservationists to reverse current declines by restoring or creating optimum conditions. Science. 3 July 2009.
El Nino more like Los Ninos, weather study finds.
Two distinct patterns of warming occur in the Pacific Ocean, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and their frequencies have been changing in recent decades. Los Angeles Times, California. 3 July 2009.
New form of El Nino may increase Atlantic storms.
El Nino may have a split personality. The warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean has long been known to affect weather around the world, but researchers now say it may come in two forms with different impacts. Associated Press. 3 July 2009.
Predicting El Nino's impacts.
In a landmark report, scientists revisit the structure of the El Nino Southern Oscillation. The study has important consequences for the predictability of global weather patterns. Science. 3 July 2009.
Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep.
Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep. Associated Press. 3 July 2009.
Report shows greater peril for world's threatened animals, plants.
The global crisis for endangered species is more serious than the financial meltdown, with numbers of imperiled animals and plants rising at record rates, scientists are warning in a report released today. Greenwire. 3 July 2009.
Sheep getting smaller in Scotland due to climate change, study says.
Along with polar icecaps and sandy beaches, sheep on a remote Scottish island are gradually shrinking as a result of global warming, according to a study published today in the journal Science. Los Angeles Times, California. 3 July 2009.
Secret of Scotland's shrinking sheep solved.
Call it the case of the shrinking sheep. On the remote Scottish island of Hirta, sheep have been getting smaller, shrinking an average of 5% over the last 24 years. Don't blame evolution, though. Researchers say climate change is the real culprit. Science. 3 July 2009.
How global warming shrank St Kilda's sheep.
A succession of milder winters and earlier springs have allowed smaller lambs to survive the harsh Hirta winters, with the result that the average body size of the typical Soay ewe has shrunk by about 5 per cent over the past 24 years. London Independent, England. 3 July 2009.
Scientists solve mystery of Scotland's shrinking sheep.
Experts say shorter and milder winters mean that lambs do not need to put as much weight on during their first few months of life. Smaller animals that would have perished in harsh winters a few decades ago can now survive to their first birthday. London Guardian, England. 3 July 2009.
Could a warming world lead to pocket-sized sheep?
Changing winter conditions are causing Scotland's wild Soay sheep to get smaller, according to a study that suggests climate change can trump natural selection. CNN. 3 July 2009.
Climate change is shrinking sheep.
Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research. Scientists say milder winters help smaller sheep to survive, resulting in this "paradoxical decrease in size". BBC. 3 July 2009.
The case of the shrinking sheep.
Thanks to changing climate, the survival of the fittest has become a bit easier, enabling more of the less fit to survive. Spring arrives earlier and more of the smaller lambs, which once perished in winter, now survive to their first birthday. New York Times. 3 July 2009.
Climate change shrinks wild sheep: scientists.
Climate change has caused a flock of wild sheep on a remote northern Scottish island to become smaller, according to an unusual investigation published on Thursday. Agence France-Presse. 3 July 2009.
The incredible shrinking sheep of Scotland.
On Soay Island, off the western coast of Scotland, wild sheep are apparently defying the theory of evolution and progressively getting smaller. Why? In short, because of climate change. Time Magazine. 3 July 2009.
How will global warming affect plants?
In areas of the world where temperatures are documented to be growing warmer, plants are showing the effects. Some of these effects are good--such as increased microbial action in the soil. Some are bad--such as plants moving to cooler locations. Christian Science Monitor. 3 July 2009.
Is climate change behind drought?
The current drought devastating Alberta's farm crops is part of a disturbing trend here that meshes with predictions from climatologists who fear we're headed into more and more climate trouble. Edmonton Journal, Canada. Editorial, 3 July 2009.
Building a secure future in Bangladesh.
While others make plans for overpopulation, global warming mitigation and sustainable development, in Bangladesh, it is time for action. And the leadership is coming from within. BBC. Opinion, 3 July 2009.
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