Climate Changes Updates 28 August 2013

1)   Climate Name Change aims to connect deniers to storms

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/power-naming-can-naming-storms-help-us-better-understand-climate.html

 

2)   Climate change may make Greenland greener by 2100

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/10270274/Climate-change-may-make-Greenland-greener-by-2100.html

 

3)   Poison Ivy Just Got Superpowers, Thanks to Climate Change

http://www.care2.com/causes/poison-ivy-just-got-superpowers-thanks-to-climate-change.html#ixzz2dKNyz4fA

 

4)   Some marine life adapts to climate change

http://theconversation.com/some-marine-life-adapts-to-climate-change-17539

 

5)   Politicians have forgotten the ‘dry’ in dry tropics and the change in the climate

http://theconversation.com/politicians-have-forgotten-the-dry-in-dry-tropics-and-the-change-in-the-climate-17500

 

• Comment: COP19 must discuss losses caused by climate change

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/08/27/comment-cop19-must-discuss-losses-caused-by-climate-change/

 

7)   Aviva establishes robust methodology for measuring CO2 offsetting projects

http://www.edie.net/news/6/Aviva-establishes-robust-methodology-for-measuring-CO2-offsetting-projects-/

 

8)   EXCLUSIVE: Digital technology will lead us to a green economy

http://www.edie.net/news/6/EXCLUSIVE-Digital-technology-will-lead-us-to-a-green-economy/25175/

 

9)   The era of climate change ‘denial’ is over

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/aug/28/era-climate-change-denial-over

 

10)                     How human psychology is holding back climate change action

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/how-human-psychology-is-holding-back-climate-change-action-20130828-2sp1b.html#ixzz2dKQ6fjhq

 

11)                     East Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change Than Previously Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130828131936.htm

 

12)                     Greener Greenland Predicted

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130828092258.htm

 

13)                     Is Al Jazeera America Going to Change the Way Networks Cover Climate Change?

http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/08/al-jazeera-america-climate-change

 

14)                     Talking about climate change? Not much.

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2013/08/talking_about_climate_change_n.html

 

15)                      Time for world to ‘get its act together’ on climate change, says EU

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/asia-pacific/time-for-world-to-get-its-act-together-on-climate-change-says-eu/1182447

 

16)                     Climate change could turn Greenland green by 2100

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/28/climate-change-greenland-green

 

 

 

Climate Change Updates August 28 & 29, 2013

 

• Climate change could turn Greenland green by 2100 http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/28/climate-change-greenland-green
• Wind & solar outpace coal in China by 2030 – Bloomberg http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/8/28/renewable-energy/wind-solar-outpace-coal-china-2030-bloomberg
• Time for world to ‘get its act together’ on climate change, says EU http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/asia-pacific/time-for-world-to-get-its-act-together-on-climate-change-says-eu/1182447
• Mitigation without adaptation can leave communities vulnerable — study http://blog.cifor.org/18785/mitigation-without-adaptation-can-leave-communities-vulnerable-study/#.UiAjmNK-o7q
• Big biodiversity in small city forest http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-27/delhi/41495826_1_city-forest-forest-department-forest-area
• Qafac’s QR291mn carbon recovery plant set for end-’14 commissioning http://www.gulf-times.com/business/191/details/364026/qafac%E2%80%99s-qr291mn-carbon-recovery-plant-set-for-end-%E2%80%9914-commissioning
• Humans’ complicity in climate change can’t be ignored http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-global-warming-warning-HYPERLINK “http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-global-warming-warning-cant-be-ignored/2013/08/26/448eb232-0c39-11e3-9941-6711ed662e71_story.html”cant-be-ignored/2013/08/26/448eb232-0c39-11e3-9941-6711ed662e71_story.html
• Comment: COP19 must discuss losses caused by climate change http://www.rtcc.org/2013/08/27/comment-cop19-must-discuss-losses-caused-by-climate-change/
• People Don’t Fear Climate Change Enough http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/people-don-t-fear-climate-change-enough.html
• EPA chief warns against climate change on visit to Alaska glacier http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/26/5682988/epa-chief-warns-against-climate.html
• Name Storms After Climate Change Deniers, Petition Asks http://www.weather.com/news/science/environment/name-storms-after-climate-change-deniers-petition-asks-20130828
• The era of climate change ‘denial’ is over http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/aug/28/era-climate-change-denial-over
• Climate Change Presses Forward Despite Warming Hiatus http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/aug/28/climate-change-pushes-forward-despite-warming-hiat/?utm_source=feedburnerHYPERLINK “http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/aug/28/climate-change-pushes-forward-despite-warming-hiat/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kpbs%2Fscience+(KPBS+News%3A+Science)”&HYPERLINK “http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/aug/28/climate-change-pushes-forward-despite-warming-hiat/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kpbs%2Fscience+(KPBS+News%3A+Science)”utm_medium=feedHYPERLINK “http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/aug/28/climate-change-pushes-forward-despite-warming-hiat/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kpbs%2Fscience+(KPBS+News%3A+Science)”&HYPERLINK “http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/aug/28/climate-change-pushes-forward-despite-warming-hiat/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kpbs%2Fscience+(KPBS+News%3A+Science)”utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kpbs%2Fscience+(KPBS+News%3A+Science)
• Obama to Name Top Climate-Change Regulator http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/obama-to-name-top-climate-change-regulator-20130828
• Cooler Pacific Ocean May Explain Climate Change Paradox http://www.livescience.com/39250-global-warming-pacific-cooling.html
• Government calls for UNFCCC participation to jointly deal with climate change http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-community/2013/08/29/387600/Government-calls.htm
• Obama’s ex-regulatory czar bemoans lack of fear about climate change http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/319171-climate-change-not-feared-enough-says-obamas-ex-regulatory-czar
• Climate Change and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Call to Remain Awake http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adrianna-quintero/climate-change-and-dr-mar_b_3831696.html
• Taiwan urged to tackle climate change http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/08/29/2003570861

 

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