Climate Changes Updates 14-16 December

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1.   Scientists ‘Surprised’ to Discover Very Early Ancestors Survived On Tropical Plants, New Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121214200916.htm

2.   Fertile Soil Doesn’t Fall from the Sky: Contribution of Bacterial Remnants to Soil Fertility Has Been Underestimated Until Now

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121214091018.htm

3.   Climate scientists dismiss IPCC “leak” linking warming to cosmic rays

http://www.rtcc.org/climate-scientists-dismiss-ipcc-leak-linking-warming-to-cosmic-rays/

4.   Christiana Figueres: Global deal on climate complex but possible

http://www.rtcc.org/figueres-time-to-ditch-the-politics-of-blame-and-size-opportunity/

5.   Hedegaard: Progress in Doha “slow and frustrating”

http://www.rtcc.org/hedegaard-progress-in-doha-slow-and-frustrating/

6.   Leaked IPCC report says ‘scientists 99 pct sure humans responsible for global warming’

http://news.yahoo.com/leaked-ipcc-report-says-scientists-99-pct-sure-051412016.html;_ylt=AkJ6waB4ffQJsJTY0QdleEu1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwY2FkdWpwBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM4ZTVjNTJkMi0yMGQ3LTM1YTktYTAyZS0yYTUwMWRmNDVmMTAEcG9zAzMEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNjAxODg1NDAtNDc3ZC0xMWUyLWFkYWYtNDBiYWUxMDc0ZWE1;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

7.   Human link to climate change stronger than ever: draft report

http://news.yahoo.com/human-climate-change-stronger-ever-draft-report-162023920.html;_ylt=An5S6y56dutjOluy.7LgYYq1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwcGlpOGEwBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwMzMDc0ZjM2My1iNjMwLTM1N2YtYTEwYy1lMTBlMmE3Y2JhMmEEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDOGEyZTNlYzAtNDYwYS0xMWUyLWE0N2MtNDhjYTFhMWVkNjc4;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

8.   IPCC draft climate report leaked by sceptics

http://news.yahoo.com/ipcc-draft-climate-report-leaked-092349547.html;_ylt=At6xMjWsNOztgEtWP.di3yq1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwNWZuMXAxBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM2MzE2YTFkZC03MWQ2LTNlZTAtODY0NC00MjIwYmMxMTYyZTEEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDZmIwYzFkNTAtNDVmNy0xMWUyLWI3NjctZmQzMzFhZTkwMmIw;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

9.   Leaked IPCC report undercuts anthropogenic global warming

http://tucsoncitizen.com/wryheat/2012/12/14/leaked-ipcc-report-undercuts-anthropogenic-global-warming/

10.                     Storm warning for state’s east

http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/storm-warning-for-states-east-20121215-2bfzw.html

11.                     Man’s role in climate change ‘virtually certain’

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/mans-role-in-climate-change-virtually-certain-20121214-2bfoa.html

12.                     Human climate link firms

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/human-climate-link-firms-20121214-2bfdi.html

13.                     The Future of New York After Sandy

http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45342

14.                     Australia to lead ice core drilling project in Antarctica

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2012-12/15/c_132042571.htm

15.                     Climate change threatens fewer white Christmases for winter tourism industry

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2231254/climate-change-threatens-fewer-white-christmases-for-winter-tourism-industry

16.                     Thawing of Permafrost Expected to Cause Significant Additional Global Warming, Not yet Accounted for in Climate Predictions

http://www.skepticalscience.com/Thawing-Permafrost-Climate-Predictions_UNEP.html

17.                     Doha Climate Summit Ends With No New CO2 Cuts or Funding

http://www.skepticalscience.com/Doha-Climate-Summit-Ends_IPS.html

18.                     IPCC Draft Report Leaked, Shows Global Warming is NOT Due to the Sun

http://www.skepticalscience.com/ipcc-draft-leak-global-warming-not-solar.html