Climate Changes Updates 1-2 April

1)     Streams Stressed by Pharmaceutical Pollution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130401090709.htm

2)     Soils in Newly Forested Areas Store Substantial Carbon That Could Help Offset Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130401110744.htm

3)     Tiny Grazers Play Key Role in Marine Ecosystem Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130402150151.htm

4)     Hot start to 2013 reaches deep into autumn

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/hot-start-to-2013-reaches-deep-into-autumn-20130402-2h4u3.html#ixzz2PN9HWmyK

5)     Survey Shows Many Republicans Feel America Should Take Steps to Address Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130402125040.htm

6)     Deadly Effects of Certain Kinds of Household Air Pollution Lead to Call for Biomarker Studies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130401181321.htm

7)     Renewables future at mercy of big power retailers

http://www.smh.com.au/business/carbon-economy/renewables-future-at-mercy-of-big-power-retailers-20130402-2h4ki.html#ixzz2PNAG0800

8)     Southern California Sagebrush Better Suited to Climate Change, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130401132100.htm

9)     Extreme Algal Blooms: The New Normal?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130401151026.htm

10)                        Second Source of Potentially Disruptive Icelandic Volcanoes Found

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130402124537.htm

11)                        Antarctica sea ice expanding, study finds

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/antarctica-sea-ice-expanding-study-finds-20130401-2h344.html

12)                        Global warming’s paradox: more Antarctic sea ice

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/global-warmings-paradox-more-antarctic-sea-ice-20130401-2h262.html

13)                        Using ‘Biochar’ To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/45791

14)                        Not All Ice Melts

http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45804

15)                        Insight: why is Poyang Lake shrinking?

http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/52891

16)                        Trillions of Dollars are Pumped into our Fossil Fuel Addiction Every Year

http://www.skepticalscience.com/IMF-fossil-fuel-subsidies-estimate.html

17)                        Book review: Cold Cash, Cool Climate by Jonathan Koomey

http://www.skepticalscience.com/Book-review-Cold-Cash-Cool-Climate-Jonathan-Koomey.html

18)                        Afghanistan joins Kyoto Protocol

http://www.rtcc.org/afghanistan-joins-kyoto-protocol/

19)                        UK lawyers launch climate diplomacy bootcamp

http://www.rtcc.org/uk-lawyers-launch-climate-diplomacy-bootcamp/

20)                        US climate finance meeting ‘needs to deliver plan’

http://www.rtcc.org/us-climate-finance-meeting-needs-to-deliver-plan/

21)                        Australia’s Climate Commission warns of future drought & bushfires

http://www.rtcc.org/australias-climate-commission-warns-of-future-drought-bushfires/

22)                        Climate change report a wake-up call: Combet

http://news.yahoo.com/climate-change-report-wake-call-040359189.html;_ylt=AmYMb33E15RJD6JuB0kZ4Nq1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0MTVka2lmBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBKdW1ib3Ryb24EcGtnA2JiNWRlODQxLTQxOTgtMzFlZC1iYjczLWQ0NjE0N2E0ZWIyMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDbWVnYXRyb24EdmVyAzg4ODg3NzYwLTljMTQtMTFlMi1iZjdkLWJmNTVmMjE3MzNhZg–;_ylg=X3oDMTFzcGdiYWZhBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdANUZXN0X0FGQw–;_ylv=3

23)                        Top scientists agree climate has changed for good

http://news.yahoo.com/top-scientists-agree-climate-changed-200340163.html;_ylt=Asb33NdxnGjXuH5kv1JQp1W1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwZ3NtaDlmBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM2YTZhYTEyNi0zY2ZlLTNmNTItOTI0MC02YWI0NzE3NDQyNTcEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDMGZiMDAyNzAtOWMwYy0xMWUyLTk3ZTgtNTJlODdhYTRiZWQ3;_ylg=X3oDMTFzcGdiYWZhBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdANUZXN0X0FGQw–;_ylv=3

24)                        Drought forecast: Bad to worse

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/apr/02/drought-forecast-bad-to-worse/?partner=yahoo_feeds

25)                        Census Bureau Profile America Facts for Features: 2013 Hurricane Season Begins

http://news.yahoo.com/census-bureau-profile-america-facts-features-2013-hurricane-164900797.html;_ylt=AgAzIeHSKpz_GO8hhsMAWga1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwODk2dGVjBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwMxOWYwOWRiMi04ZmFmLTNhMGQtOTNhNy00MTJmYmQ4NzIxMTEEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDM2ViYzhkYzAtOWFlYy0xMWUyLWJlZDctNDY2M2YxYmY3MTJi;_ylg=X3oDMTFzcGdiYWZhBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdANUZXN0X0FGQw–;_ylv=3

26)                        US non-conventional fossil fuel: environmental risks

http://theconversation.com/us-non-conventional-fossil-fuel-environmental-risks-12338

27)                        Explainer: what are biofuels?

http://theconversation.com/explainer-what-are-biofuels-12907

28)                        Faint ‘Red Arcs’ Spotted Over Europe

http://news.discovery.com/earth/red-arcs-over-europe-130402.htm

29)                        Even Doubters Want to Prep for Global Warming

http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/doubters-prepare-for-global-warming-130401.htm

30)                        The Deadliest Volcano Ever

http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/the-deadliest-volcano-ever-130402.htm

31)                        Climate Maverick to Quit NASA

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/science/james-e-hansen-retiring-from-nasa-to-fight-global-warming.html?_r=0

32)                        EU greenhouse gas emissions down 1.4% on 2011

http://www.edie.net/news/6/EU-greenhouse-gas-emissions-down-14-on-2011/

33)                        Free online toolkit aims to cut costs through greener procurement

http://www.edie.net/news/5/WRAP-online-toolkit-sustainable-procurement-/

34)                        Climate Change News

News

• President Obama’s Scientific Advisors Recommend Carbon Regulations

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Climate Adaptation Guide

• Senate Budget “Vote-a-Rama” Includes Several Key Climate Amendments

• Northwest Governors Ask the President to Examine Climate Change Impacts in Coal Export Plans

• New York Warns Investors that Climate Change Is a Threat to State Bonds

• City of Palo Alto to Use Only Carbon-Neutral Power

• EU Delays Aviation Carbon Fee until April 2014

• IMF Recommends Cutting Fuel Subsidies

• Investors Look for Companies that Can Benefit from Climate Change

• Environmental Groups and Industry Create Fracking Review Board

• Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Sixth Lowest on Record

• Americans in Favor of Preparing for Climate Change

• Study: Phrasing of Climate Polling Survey Questions Influences the Result

• Other Headlines