Climate Changes Updates 21-23 December

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1. Hawaiian Islands Are Dissolving from Within, Study Says

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121221114044.htm

2. Ups and Downs of Biodiversity After Mass Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121221081615.htm

3. RTCC’s 2012 review – a year in climate change

http://www.rtcc.org/rtccs-2012-review-a-year-in-climate-change/

4. RTCC’s 2013 climate change calendar

http://www.rtcc.org/rtccs-2013-climate-change-calendar/

5. Eminem calls for climate action with NYC Times Square message

http://www.rtcc.org/eminem-calls-for-climate-action-with-nyc-times-square-message/

6. 2012: Another year of global weirding

http://www.rtcc.org/2012-another-year-of-global-weirding/

7. Ice-dwelling seals to get U.S. Endangered Species Act listings

http://news.yahoo.com/ice-dwelling-seals-u-endangered-species-act-listings-224037845.html;_ylt=Ar9iTsLUO0XgVUZdbPla8i61qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwZmo5bDNrBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwNjNDgwMGNiMS0zNTQwLTNkMTEtYTJjMC05NDNhN2FhMzE0ZDgEcG9zAzMEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDMTBlZDU3MTEtNGJjMC0xMWUyLWJmZjUtZTk3ODcyYjBkY2Zk;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

8. 2012: A Year of Weather Extremes

http://news.yahoo.com/2012-weather-extremes-170413472.html;_ylt=Aowemug.afI.v0xgW7xEApC1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwM29rYmdhBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwMzMzk0OWUzZC04M2MxLTM3N2QtYWVjNi05ZmY1ZjliNTk2NjgEcG9zAzUEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNGQyODhiMjEtNGI5MS0xMWUyLTkxZWQtYjk2YWI4ZDNiYTA5;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

9. And now for the weather …

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/and-now-for-the-weather-8230-20121222-2bsjb.html

10. Next year looms as hottest ever, but rain’s on menu for Christmas lunch

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/next-year-looms-as-hottest-ever-but-rains-on-menu-for-christmas-lunch-20121221-2brgj.html#ixzz2FwRXU0tQ

11. University of Hawaii Comes to Aid of Hurricane Sandy Victims

http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45377

12. Ice Sheets at Both Poles are Losing Ice at an Increasing Rate

http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45372

13. Doha Amendment

http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/kp_doha_amendment_english.pdf

14. Chilean glaciers found to melt in winter

http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/51923

15. Slab of Barrier Reef floor breaking off – scientists

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/slab-of-barrier-reef-floor-breaking-off-scientists-1.1443962#.UNfgHFKQC9s

16. Extreme Weather Was Front And Center In 2012

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/23/167903998/extreme-weather-was-front-and-center-in-2012

17. UK Met Office: 2013 ‘very likely’ to be in Top 10 warmest years

http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/uk-met-office-2013-top-10-warmes-news-516824

18.                     Scientists to clone the perfect Christmas tree

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/scientists-to-clone-the-perfect-christmas-tree_818507.html

19.                     Planet’s biodiversity map updated after 136 years

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/planet-s-biodiversity-map-updated-after-136-years_818126.html

20.                     A Progress Report on Fracking and Water Safety

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/a-progress-report-on-fracking-and-water-safety/

21.                     A Biodiversity Map, Version 2.0

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/a-biodiversity-map-version-2-0/