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Water at core of climate change impacts-UN experts.
The main impact of climate change will be on water supplies, experts said on Sunday. Desertification, flash floods, melting glaciers, heatwaves, cyclones or water-borne diseases such as cholera are among global warming impacts inextricably tied to water. Reuters. 8 February 2010.
Seaweed beds, the 'cradle of the sea,' vanishing.
The rich seaweed beds stretching 8,000 hectares and brimming with fish in the western coast of the bay off Shizuoka Prefecture have been transformed into a barren wasteland. Pollution, climate change, and other factors are suspects, but the exact causes are unknown. Asahi Shimbun, Japan. 8 February 2010.
Conservationist: Colorado sees climate change effects.
The head of one of the country's largest conservation groups is warning that Colorado is in the "bull's eye of climate change" and says the state's hunters and anglers are seeing firsthand the effects of warmer temperatures. Associated Press. 8 February 2010.
Western Australia drought is 'proof of climate change.'
The author behind a new study linking 30-year drought in Western Australia with heavy snowfall in Antarctica says it is strong evidence man-made greenhouse gases have provoked dramatic climate change. Australian Associated Press. 8 February 2010.
Warming to hit wheat production in Punjab.
For each degree rise in the temperature in the region, Punjab will lose 750 kg per hectare of wheat. Chandigarh Tribune, India. 8 February 2010.
"We cannot eat electricity."
The adverse impacts of climate change on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam will be amplified several times if hydropower dams planned upstream by other countries are built, experts say. Thanhnien News, Vietnam. 8 February 2010.
Galapagos sea lions head for warm Peru waters.
The Organisation for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Animals says Galapagos sea lions have swum to northern Peru because of rising temperatures. They say the temperature rise was caused by climate change. BBC. 8 February 2010.
WA drought 'could be worst for 750 years'.
Scientists believe the drought affecting south-west WA could be the worst of its kind in 750 years, after making an unexpected discovery. Researchers have made a surprising link between climate patterns in Australia and Antarctica. Western Australia Today, Australia. 8 February 2010.
What's really causing Himalayan glaciers to melt?
A new study suggests that black carbon could be the cause of Himalayan glaciers melting. Christian Science Monitor. 8 February 2010.
The extreme floods in Cumbria.
For all their drama, the floods should not have come as much of a surprise. Twenty years ago, Britain’s first climate change predictions told us we should prepare for drier summers and wetter winters, with more intense rainfall and flooding the likely consequences. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 7 February 2010.
Climate change, pollution are suspects in rusty blackbirds' plummeting numbers.
From North Texas to Florida, a high-pitched voice is strangely missing from the chatter of wintering birds. Dallas Morning News, Texas. 7 February 2010.
In the mountains of the moon, a trek to Africa's last glaciers.
The shrinking ice cap atop Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's most famous glacier. But the continent harbors other pockets of ice, most notably in the Rwenzori Mountains of western Uganda. And as temperatures rise, the Rwenzori's tropical glaciers are fast disappearing. Yale Environment 360. 7 February 2010.
Plant foreign trees 'to save our forests.'
Lebanon cedars, Italian elders and Macedonian pines, rather than native species, must form a vital part of a dramatic expansion of tree cover as global warming changes the Scottish environment, says Professor Sir David Read. Edinburgh Scotsman, United Kingdom. 7 February 2010.
Scientists develop crops to endure climate change.
As the problem of climate change worsens, agriculturists and experts are working very hard to keep up with the challenges that this phenomenon may pose to food supply. Manila Bulletin, Philippines. 7 February 2010.
Olympics organisers desperate for climate change.
Winter Olympics chiefs will not sanction a desperate last-minute venue switch despite unseasonably warm temperatures continuing to curse Cypress Mountain, the host of the freestyle events at the Games which begin on Friday. Agence France-Presse. 7 February 2010.
Is climate change hiding the decline of maple syrup?
The burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil releases carbon dioxide that alters the balance of carbon isotopes naturally found in the environment — an effect that is now being found in food, reveals a US study. Nature. 6 February 2010.
Arctic melting to cost $2.4 trillion U.S. by 2050: Study.
The cumulative cost of the melting Arctic in the next 40 years is equivalent to the annual gross domestic products of Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom combined, according to the authors of the study prepared for the Pew Environment Group. Canwest News Service. 6 February 2010.
As sea rises, unease follows.
Whether or not climate change is to blame, rising sea levels are a growing concern for Newport Beach city officials. Daily Pilot, California. 6 February 2010.
Tibet temperature 'highest since records began' say Chinese climatologists.
The roof of the world is heating up, according to a report today that said temperatures in Tibet soared last year to the highest level since records began. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 6 February 2010.
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. 6 February 2010.
Int'l study finds Arctic sea ice melting; changing weather, threatening mammals.
Rapidly melting Arctic sea ice is changing the world's weather, releasing contaminants into the food chain and threatening the survival of whales and polar bears, a massive international study on climate change has found. Canadian Press. 6 February 2010.
Arctic ice melt worst than 'most pessimistic' models: Study.
Climate change is transforming the Arctic environment faster than expected and accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, scientists said on Friday in giving their early findings from the biggest-ever study of Canada's changing north. Reuters. 6 February 2010.
Arctic warming will cost world billions: Pew study.
Climate warming in the Arctic will cost the global economy billions of dollars in 2010 alone, according to a study by the U.S.-based Pew Environment Group released Friday. CBC Canada. 6 February 2010.
Arctic ice melt alarms scientists.
Sea ice in Canada's fragile Arctic is melting more quickly than anyone expected, the lead investigator in the largest climate change study done in Canada said Friday. Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba. 6 February 2010.
Climate change's cost in Arctic could chill future economy worldwide, study finds.
In what its authors admit is almost certainly an underestimate, a new study says the catastrophic climate changes coming to the Arctic will cost at least $2.4 trillion by mid-century. The true cost is likely to be a whole lot more. Investigate West. 6 February 2010.
Activists cry foul as climate-change agenda frozen out of G7 meetings.
Climate change is not on the official agenda of the G7 meeting, but activists say a new report released as some participants took a dog-sled run proves it should be. Canadian Press. 6 February 2010.
Arctic melt to cost trillions: report.
Arctic ice melting could cost global agriculture, real estate and insurance anywhere from $US2.4 trillion to $US24 trillion by 2050 in damage from rising sea levels, floods and heat waves, according to a new report. Sydney ABC News, Australia. 6 February 2010.
Arctic ice melting faster than feared: study.
The head of the largest climate change study ever undertaken in Canada says the Arctic sea ice is thinning faster than expected. "It's happening much faster than our most pessimistic projections," said University of Manitoba Prof. David Barber. CBC Canada. 6 February 2010.
Loss of species hits economy; new U.N. goals needed.
The United Nations says that the world is facing the worst extinction crisis since the dinosaurs were wiped out 65 million years ago – driven by a rising human population, and spinoffs such as pollution, expanding cities and global warming. Reuters. 6 February 2010.
Feds deny petition to make pika 1st animal in lower 48 states protected due to climate change.
Climate change might be wiping out some populations of the American pika, a relative of the rabbit, but not enough to warrant legal protection for the tiny mountain-dwelling animal, according to a decision released Thursday. Associated Press. 5 February 2010.
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