Climate Changes Updates 19-20 June 2013
1) Ancient pollen in Brazilian rainforest offers climate clues
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22971904
2) Scarlet shorebird serves as harbinger of climate change between the poles
http://www.adn.com/2013/06/18/2944090/scarlet-shorebird-serves-as-harbinger.html#storylink=cpy
3) Is NYC’s Climate Plan Enough to Win the Race Against Rising Seas?
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20130620/nycs-climate-plan-enough-win-race-against-rising-seas
4) 6 of the World’s Most Extensive Climate Adaptation Plans
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20130620/6-worlds-most-extensive-climate-adaptation-plans
5) The time for climate action is now
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-climate-change-20130620,0,6950357.story
6) US lawmakers seek deep cuts to NASA climate research
http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/06/us-lawmakers-seek-deep-cuts-to-nasa-climate-research.html
7) After Schmallenberg and Bluetongue, expert warns of new diseases threatening Britain’s livestock and crops because of global warming
8) Can Obama go post-partisan on climate and offer carbon power plant rules?
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059983178
9) Expressly Unfit for the Laboratory: Little Correlation Between Microbial Gene Expression and Environmental Conditions in the Lab
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130619164802.htm
10) Urban Trees Remove Fine Particulate Air Pollution, Save Lives
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130619164708.htm
11) Siberian Caves Warn of Permafrost Meltdown
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130619101521.htm
12) Contribution of Particulate Matter from Air Pollution to Forest Decline
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130619101438.htm
13) Obama plans ‘commonsense’ climate action
14) Biodiversity report fails climate change test: ACF
15) FCC sells 50% stake in Proactiva to Veolia Environnement
http://www.edie.net/news/5/FCC-sells-50–stake-in-Proactiva-to-Veolia-Environnement-/
16) Ozone pollution may stop insects finding food
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/53825
17) Increased Monsoon Rainfall Expected with Global Warming
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/46125
18) Warming world hits fig wasps and figs
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/46118
19) Obama warns of “grim alternative” to inaction on climate change
20) World Bank: Developing economies face “alarming” climate threats
21) Ed Davey: Climate change deniers are ‘crackpots’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/10129372/Ed-Davey-Climate-change-deniers-are-crackpots.html
22) G8 climate and security link ‘significant’ says expert
http://www.rtcc.org/g8-climate-and-security-link-significant-says-expert/
- GEF pushes climate finance support for developing nations –
http://www.rtcc.org/gef-pushes-climate-finance-support-for-developing-nations/#sthash.fpDs8TFw.dpuf
- Solomon Islands dismiss US voluntary climate targets plan –
http://www.rtcc.org/solomon-islands-dismiss-voluntary-climate-targets-plan/
25) Time to stop arguing about climate change, World Bank says
http://news.yahoo.com/small-global-warming-rise-alarming-impact-world-bank-091825819.html
26) Why would the ALP vote against stronger environmental protection?
http://theconversation.com/why-would-the-alp-vote-against-stronger-environmental-protection-15257