Climate Changes Updates 23-28  December  2014

1.  2014 will likely be hottest on record — So why can’t we change?

http://blog.seattlepi.com/bigscience/2014/12/26/2014-will-likely-be-hottest-on-record-so-why-cant-we-change/#29408101=0&29407103=0

2.  Climate change wrecks havoc at Mount Rainier

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/12/28/3494819_climate-change-wrecks-havoc-at.html?sp=/99/109/&rh=1

3.  Climate change learning standards for W.Va. students altered

• http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20141228/GZ01/141229489/1419#sthash.QrhGcNNG.dpuf

4.  New York takes the wrong approach to ‘fracking’

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/new-york-takes-the-wrong-approach-to-fracking/2014/12/27/c2ef0006-87c5-11e4-b9b7-b8632ae73d25_story.html

5.  Greenhouse-gas limits / Curious objection

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/opinion/editorials/greenhouse-gas-limits-curious-objection/article_2e71e53c-08c0-5043-a588-36986391c202.html

6. Fighting human-induced climate change

http://www.arabnews.com/columns/news/680706

7.  Mary Nichols has ‘rock star’ influence as top air quality regulator

http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-pol-adv-mary-nichols-20141228-story.html#page=1

8.  Pope Francis’s edict on climate change will anger deniers and US churches

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/27/pope-francis-edict-climate-change-us-rightwing

9.  Study: All-electric car may not be so green

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2014/12/27/study-electric-cars-ethanol-green/20938645/

10.                    Bird count helps document impact of climate change

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/12/24/bird-count-helps-document-impact-climate-change/20865777/

11.                    Going green: Pakistan to get $39m to preserve forests

http://tribune.com.pk/story/813283/going-green-pakistan-to-get-39m-to-preserve-forests/

12. 2014 in review: hard science and historic climate pledges – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/23/2014-in-review-the-world-demands-action-as-politicians-dither/#sthash.gJGMbtrd.dpuf
13. Fracking ban boosts New York governor’s approval rating – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/24/fracking-ban-boosts-new-york-governors-approval-rating/#sthash.ScXzjCma.dpuf

14.                    Pope Francis to issue climate change call to arms for world’s Catholics in measures that will anger Vatican conservatives

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pope-francis-to-issue-climate-change-call-to-arms-for-worlds-catholics-in-measures-that-will-anger-vatican-conservatives-9947357.html

15.                    County officials explore possibility of climate change commission

http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2014/12/28/johnson-county-board-supervisors-climate-change/20974637/

16.                    In 83 speeches, senator pushes for climate change

http://ksn.com/2014/12/28/in-83-speeches-senator-pushes-for-climate-change/

17.                    Climate-change doubters linger in Congress

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/12/24/climate-change-doubters-linger-congress/20865923/

18.                    What Might the Future Look Like if We Took Climate Change Seriously?

http://theenergycollective.com/nrdcswitchboard/2175271/what-might-future-look-if-we-took-climate-change-seriously

19.                    Climate changes affect shape-shifting plant species

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/12/28/4423047_climate-changes-affect-shape-shifting.html?rh=1

20.                    Chardonnay and Pinot Noir under threat from climate change

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/11315083/Chardonnay-and-Pinot-Noir-under-threat-from-climate-change.html

21.                                          Collaborative project explores Mainer’s attack by polar bear, climate change

http://bangordailynews.com/2014/12/26/outdoors/collaborative-project-explores-mainers-attack-by-polar-bear-climate-change/

22.                    Bird count helps document impact of climate change

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/12/24/bird-count-helps-document-impact-climate-change/20865777/

23.                    Climate Change 2014: A Year of Climate Policy in Focus

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/23161/20141227/climate-change-2014-a-year-of-climate-policy-in-focus.htm

24.                    Irreversible But Not Unstoppable: The Ghost Of Climate Change Yet To Come

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/24/3606755/irreversible-not-unstoppable-climate-change-yet-to-come/

25.                    Larry Koehrsen: The slow drip of climate change

http://amestrib.com/opinion/larry-koehrsen-slow-drip-climate-change

26. Pope Francis To Issue Call To Action On Climate Change http://www.inquisitr.com/1710296/pope-francis-to-issue-call-to-action-on-climate-change/#svBvEqUMxkEe36Tu.99

27.                    Climate-change doubters linger in Congress

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/12/24/climate-change-doubters-linger-congress/20865923/

28.                    Climate changes affect shape-shifting plant species

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/12/28/4423047/climate-changes-affect-shape-shifting.html

29.                    Risk Of Dengue Fever Increases Due To Climate Change And Urbanization, Researchers Find

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/23/dengue-fever-climate-change_n_6370738.html

30.                    Montgomery High students join climate change research project

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/3287076-181/montgomery-high-students-join-climate

31.                    Steve Urbon: Ocean climate change takes center stage in fishery research

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20141226/News/141229665

32.                    UC Natural Reserve System tapped for climate change research

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/environment-and-nature/20141224/uc-natural-reserve-system-tapped-for-climate-change-research

33.                    NRS climate research gets UC president’s $1.9M research award

http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/california-news/846-nrs-climate-research-gets-uc-president-s-1-9m-research-award.html

34.                    Will climate change kill Santa Claus? This and more festive-themed research

http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2014/dec/24/will-climate-change-kill-santa-claus-this-and-more-festive-themed-research

35.                    Interior Department funds climate change research in Montana, Northwest

http://missoulian.com/news/local/interior-department-funds-climate-change-research-in-montana-northwest/article_98821098-0ad3-5b21-b111-a38438ec6630.html

36.                    Five bits of research that shaped climate science in 2014

http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2014/12/five-pieces-of-research-that-shaped-climate-science-in-2014/

37.                    Warming Will Reduce Wheat Production, Research Shows

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-slash-wheat-yields-18483