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How will the world really end?
Predictions about the end of the world have been around since...well, the beginning of the world. What are the most plausible scenarios for humanity's demise? And how soon? A paleontologist, an astrophysicist, a nuclear terrorism expert, and others offer a menu of doomsday scenarios. Big Think. 12 March 2010.
EPA to consider how states can address rising acid levels in oceans after lawsuit settlment.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will consider ways the states can address rising acidity levels in oceans, which pose a serious threat to shellfish and other marine life. Associated Press. 12 March 2010.
Climate change threatens migratory birds, report says.
Global climate change poses a significant threat to migratory bird populations, which are already stressed by the loss of habitat and environmental pollution, according to a report released Thursday. Associated Press. 12 March 2010.
Searching for the wildest strawberries to save crop diversity .
Climate change is expected to negatively affect agriculture, with crops in parts of the world having to deal with warmer temperatures, droughts and rising salinity of water. ClimateWire. 12 March 2010.
Floating golf course to be built in Maldives.
The island nation of the Maldives, confronted by rising oceans and a landscape that is just a few feet above sea level, is poised to build a floating golf course and convention centre in the first off-shore development to confront the threat of global warming. London Independent, United Kingdom. 12 March 2010.
NASA salvages vintage data.
Once forgotten or erased, 1960s-era satellite images are being salvaged to aid climate science. Science. 12 March 2010.
Ocean acidification: Another path to EPA rules on carbon emissions?
Move over global warming. Ocean acidification is getting its day in court. Christian Science Monitor. 12 March 2010.
Coastal and ocean birds most at risk from global warming.
Birds that rely on oceans and live on coastlines are more vulnerable to climate change than birds found in any other habitats in America, according to a new report released Thursday by federal biologists and other researchers. San Jose Mercury News, California. 12 March 2010.
Interior Secretary talks about birds and wildlife refuges in Austin.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar unveiled the 2010 State of the Birds report, which warned that climate change threatens the habitat and survival of many birds, including those in Central Texas. Austin American-Statesman, Texas. 12 March 2010.
Mapping out the future of Alpine glaciers.
The Alps are known as “Europe’s water tower”. Their glaciers provide 40 percent of Europe’s fresh water. But these glaciers are facing an uncertain future, as studies show that temperatures in the Alps are increasing at a rate that’s more than twice the global average. Euronews. 12 March 2010.
Central American shrimp, lobster fast disappearing.
Illegal fishing and climate change are decimating shrimp and lobster populations in Central America, threatening a two-billion-dollar industry and 136,000 jobs, regional experts said Thursday. Agence France-Presse. 12 March 2010.
Why are climate scientists losing the American public?
Even as predictions about the possible effects of climate change get more troubling each day, Americans are increasingly skeptical of the science. This is depressing news for those who have spent years building the case for public concern. Washington Post. Opinion, 12 March 2010.
Out of step.
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 March 2010.
Souring seas.
Marine plankton survived a period of intense ocean warming and acidification some 55 million years ago. But their future descendants might not be so lucky, suggests a new study. Nature. 11 March 2010.
Settling the science on Himalayan glaciers.
The remote glaciers of the Himalayan mountains have been the subject of much controversy, yet little research. Mason Inman looks at the clues scientists have garnered on the fate of these glaciers from ground- and space-based studies. Nature. 11 March 2010.
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, Virginia. 11 March 2010.
Flourishing forests.
A recent growth spurt among forests in the Northern Hemisphere may be the result of climate change, suggests new research. Until now, regrowth as a part of natural ecosystem recovery after disturbances such as logging or clearing has obscured the influence of climate change on recent boosts in forest biomass. Nature. 11 March 2010.
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 March 2010.
Norway doomsday seed vault hits half million mark.
Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse repository of crop seeds, the vault's operators announced Thursday. Associated Press. 11 March 2010.
Arctic seed vault sets record, over 500,000 samples.
A "doomsday" vault storing crop seeds in an Arctic deep freeze is surpassing 500,000 samples to become the most diverse collection of food seeds in history, managers said on Thursday. Reuters. 11 March 2010.
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 March 2010.
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, Utah. 11 March 2010.
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, Taiwan. 11 March 2010.
The new world order.
Cleo Paskal, a London-based journalist and a scholar at the think tank Chatham House, presents a fascinating geopolitical chessboard, on which the United States and the European Union face off against China and Russia as climate change takes hold. Nature. Opinion, 11 March 2010.
'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 March 2010.
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 March 2010.
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, United Kingdom. 10 March 2010.
Wild relatives of crops seen aiding climate fight.
Farm experts plan to track down wild relatives of crops such as rice or wheat with traits that make them able to resist global warming in a project costing perhaps $50 million, a leading expert said on Tuesday. Reuters. 10 March 2010.
Is global warming cooling as an issue?
One cold, miserable winter won’t end the debate about global warning, but the fact is the climate change issue lost its edge when scientists were found to be anything but unanimous about the world’s fate in a future global furnace. Sioux City Journal, Iowa. Editorial, 10 March 2010.
Climate-change deniers take a lesson from anti-evolution activists.
The similarities between the anti-evolution movement and climate change-denial seem to get more numerous by the day. Washington Post. Opinion, 10 March 2010.
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