Climate Changes Updates 22 January

1.   First Global Assessment of Land and Water ‘Grabbing’

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130122142845.htm

2.   NASA Ozone Study May Benefit Air Standards, Climate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130122111835.htm

3.   Analysis of Fracking Wastewater Yields Some Surprises

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130122102104.htm

4.   Harmful Effects of Bisphenol A Demonstrated Experimentally

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130122101913.htm

5.   Unprecedented Glacier Melting in the Andes Blamed On Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130122101907.htm

6.   Greenpeace: 14 big oil megaprojects will set off carbon bomb

http://www.rtcc.org/greenpeace-14-big-oil-megaprojects-will-set-off-carbon-bomb/

7.   Climate geoengineering: Is crushed rock the answer?

http://www.rtcc.org/scientists-trial-crushed-rock-in-climate-geoengineering-experiment/

8.   Obama reaction: Sierra Club, WWF & scientists on climate pledge

http://www.rtcc.org/obama-reaction-sierra-club-wwf-scientists-on-climate-pledge/

9.   Oxfam call for climate finance to benefit from EU Robin Hood tax

http://www.rtcc.org/pressure-for-climate-initiatives-to-benefit-from-new-eu-finance-tax/

10.                     Star Trek, Piers Morgan and the US climate change debate

http://www.rtcc.org/star-trek-piers-morgan-and-the-us-climate-change-debate/

11.                     Climate risk: 70% of businesses concerned about global warming

http://www.rtcc.org/70-of-businesses-see-climate-change-as-a-major-risk/

12.                     UN launches campaign to cut 1.3 billion tonnes of global food waste

http://www.rtcc.org/un-launches-campaign-to-cut-global-food-waste/

13.                     Ban Ki-moon makes climate change 2013 priority

http://www.rtcc.org/ban-ki-moon-makes-climate-change-2013-priority/

14.                     Obama calls on US to seize opportunity of clean energy revolution

http://www.rtcc.org/obama-calls-us-to-seize-opportunity-of-clean-energy-revolution/

15.                     Environment Minister Peter Kent goes on the offensive against government critics

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/environment-minister-peter-kent-goes-offensive-against-government-192028674.html;_ylt=AsMbBM6BQm2_q0kSI_1qBTO1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwOWI3OHBhBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM0YTRlYjJjOC05NWQzLTM5NTQtODM5ZC0wY2MzYjA1MGE0NzEEcG9zAzUEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNWUyOGY0ZDAtNjRjYS0xMWUyLWI2ZmYtMmYwOTQyODk1ZjE4;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

16.                     Obama wins praise abroad for climate change goals

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-wins-praise-abroad-climate-change-goals-171124619.html;_ylt=AuxFZf_4OJOsBSpCpDtXV261qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwaWpxczk0BG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwMxYWEzZDBlMi1kNjBlLTNhZGYtOTlhMi1iNGM3OTgyY2IyNDcEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNjRhNjE1ZjAtNjRjNC0xMWUyLWEzN2ItOTVhMGRjOWM0ZjA2;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

17.                     Andes Glaciers Vanishing Rapidly, Study Finds

http://news.yahoo.com/andes-glaciers-vanishing-rapidly-study-finds-172514464.html;_ylt=ArdmKCdOSfNjSffJjpJvZfS1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwYW44dmYzBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM3MTliMWUyZS00YzVlLTNiZDUtOWFiNC0zYzI2MGY1ZGVjNjIEcG9zAzgEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDYzQ4ZDg1YzEtNjRiYS0xMWUyLWJkZmYtOGYwNTYyMjk5YTA4;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

18.                     AP Interview: UN chief wants action on climate

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-interview-un-chief-wants-071704826.html;_ylt=Agdg419pF2ZDDzC_OBvUxaK1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQxNTFwbTVyBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwMxMzQ4MjMwYi05NDc4LTM3NzctYTNiZC1kMzFiODYzYTBiZjEEcG9zAzEyBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2ZkZmFmNmQwLTY0NmEtMTFlMi1iMjQxLTJiOGJkMTI2ODFiMg–;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

19.                     Lightning sparks nine new fires ahead of temperature spike

http://www.theage.com.au/environment/lightning-sparks-nine-new-fires-ahead-of-temperature-spike-20130122-2d3uh.html#ixzz2IlhnpYTt

20.                     Hundreds of flights cancelled as freezing weather hits

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-as-freezing-weather-hits-20130122-2d429.html#ixzz2IlhrXEyS

21.                     NASA Images Reveal ‘Kuwait on the Prairie’

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/45501

22.                     ‘Climate change in Pakistan turning extreme’

http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45499

23.                     Mineral dust sprinkled in oceans could absorb vast amounts of carbon: study

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2237948/mineral-dust-sprinkled-in-oceans-could-absorb-vast-amounts-of-carbon-study