Climate Changes Updates 8 January

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1.   Global Warming Beneficial to Ratsnakes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130108132044.htm

2.   2012 Was Warmest and Second Most Extreme Year On Record for the Contiguous U.S.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130108131149.htm

3.   Heat-Resistant Corals Provide Clues to Climate Change Survival

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130108091820.htm

4.   ‘Davos man’ fears more storms, both real and economic

http://news.yahoo.com/1-davos-man-fears-more-storms-both-real-124858705–sector.html;_ylt=AhTEhucE_bu5A_xdJwFdLsa1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQxajc2dGJtBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM0NWNkOWRkZi1lOWY5LTNlZDUtYjg5Mi1jYzAwMzc5MDgyNzEEcG9zAzEyBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2VkZTE5NDkxLTU5OTEtMTFlMi1iZjNmLTM4YWExZmFjMmFjZg–;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

5.   2012 warmest year on record for USA

http://www.rtcc.org/2012-warmest-year-on-record-for-us/

6.   Why the climate needs a carbon tax in 2013

http://www.rtcc.org/why-the-climate-needs-a-carbon-tax-in-2013/

7.   Sense And Nonsense About Climate Change. What Do Investors Need To Know?

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1101351-sense-and-nonsense-about-climate-change-what-do-investors-need-to-know?source=yahoo

8.   UN climate experts deny secrecy after new leak

http://news.yahoo.com/un-climate-experts-deny-secrecy-leak-224929099.html;_ylt=Ai85iflm.HIQwHZ5KBr.RBu1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwZmx0NzhoBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwMzYmQxYjY3Ny1hN2Q2LTM4OWItYWVkMC1hZjBiYmZhYTYyOWMEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDYzBhODYzNjAtNTllNS0xMWUyLTljM2YtMjNmMDZkODQzNGQ4;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

9.   2012 may set record for hottest temperature

http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/environment/a65bc36a-59d8-11e2-a12e-001a4bcf887a.html

10.                     UK Met Office dismisses reports that global warming has stopped

http://www.rtcc.org/uk-met-office-dismisses-reports-that-global-warming-has-stopped/

11.                     Global warming at a standstill, new Met Office figures show

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/9787662/Global-warming-at-a-standstill-new-Met-Office-figures-show.html

12.                     Now’s the Time to Act on Climate, Writes MIT’s Technology Review in Open Letter to Obama

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/now-time-to-act-on-climate-mit-technology-review-open-letter-obama.html

13.                     Beijing sets new emission reduction targets for 2013

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-01/08/c_132089059.htm

14.                     Recession increasing global vulnerability to climate change

http://www.rtcc.org/recession-increasing-vulnerability-to-climate-change-risk/

15.                     Australia’s ‘dome of heat’ sends temperature charts into deep purple

http://www.rtcc.org/australias-dome-of-heat-sends-charts-into-deep-purple/

16.                     ‘Exceptional’ heatwave challenges records

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/exceptional-heatwave-challenges-records-20130108-2cdn9.html

17.                     NSW awakes to sweltering temperatures

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/nsw-awakes-to-sweltering-temperatures-20130108-2cdfc.html

18.                     ‘Dome of heat’ to stretch fire services as winds shift blaze

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/dome-of-heat-to-stretch-fire-services-as-winds-shift-blaze-20130108-2cdes.html#ixzz2HSVDr4kQ

19.                     Prepare for more scorchers, Gillard warns

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/prepare-for-more-scorchers-gillard-warns-20130107-2ccve.html

20.                    Meteorology needs bold leadership to build public trust in climate research

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2013/jan/08/meteorology-bold-leadership-trust