Climate Changes Updates 7-12 August 2013
1) US Climate Change Study Explores Weather Modification
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/us-climate-change-study-under/16368732
2) How will global warming affect the spread of disease?
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2013/08/12/how-will-global-warming-affect-the-spread-of-disease/
3) More cowbell—or less? Climate strategies point opposite ways
4) Why the World Bank Is Taking On Climate Change
5) Scientists Say Nature ‘Is Better at Carbon Farming’
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/scientists-say-nature-is-better-at-carbon-farming-16329
6) North Asia Sweats Heat Wave
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323446404579008011379073056.html
7) Japan Steps Up Warning System For ‘Extreme’ Natural Threats
8) In his second term, Obama becomes bolder on the environment
9) Finale of nationwide climate change tour hits Wgt
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/18463013/finale-of-nationwide-climate-change-tour-hits-wgt/
10) Carbon cycle gets more extreme as climate changes
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-forests-carbon-20130808,0,524320.story
11) Why an Ice Age Occurs Every 100,000 Years: Climate and Feedback Effects Explained
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130807134127.htm
12) Climate Change Threatens U.S. Estuaries
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130807130056.htm
13) Planning by Postcode: How Prepared Are Cities for Climate Change?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130812203551.htm
14) Melting Water’s Lubricating Effect On Glaciers Has Only ‘Minor’ Role in Future Sea-Level Rise
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130812154409.htm
15) Climate Benefit for Cutting Soot, Methane Smaller Than Previous Estimates
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130812154403.htm
16) Soil Biodiversity Will Be Crucial to Future Land Management and Response to Climate Change
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130812154228.htm
17) China vows to make environment a ‘pillar industry’
18) Major parties aren’t addressing warming risks, Climate Institute says
19) Records melt in another hot year for the climate
20) US-China carbon pact may shift global action
21) Climate change ‘firmly established’ as a material risk for investors
http://www.edie.net/news/6/Climate-change–firmly-established–as-a-material-risk-for-investors/
22) Urban green roofs could ease flooding woes
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/54311
23) Future water availability will alter electricity prices in Europe
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/54277
24) Insight: surface greenness changes leave footprints on regional warming
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/54301
25) Age isn’t just a number: New research shows song sparrows are affected by climate change differently depending on age
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/46307
26) Greenland Ice Sheet is melting from the top and bottom
http://www.enn.com/climate/article/46304
27) Sea levels reached record highs in 2012, study shows
http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2287354/sea-levels-reached-record-highs-in-2012-study-shows
28) Australian Senate panel warns over climate change
http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2288056/australian-senate-panel-warns-over-climate-change
29) Is methane really a $60 trillion climate crisis?
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/methane-major-problem-60-trillion.html
30) Global warming, Arctic ice loss, and armchair scientists
http://www.skepticalscience.com/armchair-scientist-neven.html
31) Fox News found to be a major driving force behind global warming denial
http://www.skepticalscience.com/fox-news-driving-climate-denial.html
32) 2012 among 10 warmest years on record: report
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-08/07/c_132607939.htm
- Bob Watson: IPCC must address slowdown in global warming
http://www.rtcc.org/2013/08/12/bob-watson-ipcc-must-address-slowdown-in-global-warming/
- Australia can achieve 25% emissions cut by 2020, concludes report
http://www.rtcc.org/2013/08/09/australia-can-achieve-25-emissions-cut-by-2020-concludes-report/
- Himalaya glacial melt set to peak by 2070
http://www.rtcc.org/2013/08/12/himalaya-glacial-melt-set-to-peak-by-2070/
- Tony Abbott accused of ‘wilful blindness’ on climate in first debate –
http://www.rtcc.org/2013/08/12/tony-abbott-accused-of-wilful-blindness-on-climate-in-first-debate/
- Soot and methane cuts will not control climate change – report –
http://www.rtcc.org/2013/08/12/soot-and-methane-cuts-will-not-control-climate-change-report/
38) This Polar Bear Starved to Death Because of Climate Change
39) Global climate report reveals 2012 to be record-breaking year
http://theconversation.com/global-climate-report-reveals-2012-to-be-record-breaking-year-16797
40) Australian wine industry tackling climate change
http://theconversation.com/australian-wine-industry-tackling-climate-change-16758
41) Past year sets new climate change records
42) Human emissions responsible for most global warming
43) Links between climate and war widely disputed
44) Fracking could accelerate global warming
45) Building Capacity for Truly Equitable Development
http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/08/building-capacity-equitable-development/
46) Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Air Conditioning
http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/08/lowering-carbon-footprint-air-conditioning/
47) News
- Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change Release White Paper
- Effort to Relocate Alaskan Village Stalls
- New Mexico in Extended Drought
- Croatia’s Emissions Reached 14-Year Low in 2012
- Record Sea Level Rise, Arctic Melt in 2012
- Climate Change Accelerating at “Unprecedented” Pace
- Arctic Ice Becoming Less Reflective
- Mean Annual Temperature in Himalayan Region to Rise by Two Degrees
- Climate Change Forcing Marine Life Towards the Poles
- Natural Gas Field Methane Leakages in Utah Suggest Higher National Average
- Other Headlines