Climate Changes Updates 29-30 July 2013

1)   Sea Level Rise ‘Locking In’ Quickly, Cities Threatened

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/sea-level-rise-locking-in-quickly-cities-threatened-16296

2)   US investors show climate clout

http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2013/07/investors-climate-clout

3)   Efficiency Drove U.S. Emissions Decline, Not Natural Gas, Study Says

http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20130730/efficiency-drove-us-emissions-decline-not-natural-gas-study-says

4)   Maryland‘s climate opportunity

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-climate-20130728,0,1409666.story

5)   China to ‘get tough’ on air pollution

http://www.dw.de/china-to-get-tough-on-air-pollution/a-16985124

6)   Greenhouse emissions stable over decade as GDP grew

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1794092/Greenhouse-emissions-stable-over-decade-as-GDP-gre

7)   Study: Global warming puts South American water supplies at risk

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/07/29/Study-Global-warming-puts-South-American-water-supplies-at-risk/UPI-18891375142138/#ixzz2abStPdJC

8)   Merkel’s Green Shift Backfires as German Pollution Jumps

www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-28/merkel-s-green-shift-backfires-as-german-pollution-jumps.html

9)   Climate study predicts a watery future for New York, Boston and Miami

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jul/29/climate-new-york-boston-miami-sea-level

10)                    North Pole Not Flooded — But Lots of Melting in the Arctic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130730163142.htm

11)                    Sequestration and Fuel Reserves: Storing Carbon Dioxide to Release Liquid Fuels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130730163140.htm

12)                    Radio Waves Carry News of Climate Change: Surprising Tool to Measure Our Changing Climate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130730123421.htm

13)                    Ice-Free Arctic Winters Could Explain Amplified Warming During Pliocene

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130729133533.htm

14)                    Global Warming Endangers South American Water Supply

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130729133130.htm

15)                    Anti-nuke move sends Germany‘s emissions higher

http://www.smh.com.au/business/carbon-economy/antinuke-move-sends-germanys-emissions-higher-20130730-2qvo9.html

16)                    Climate change has the potential for significant impacts on coffee

http://www.enn.com/agriculture/article/46264

17)                    New Study on Permafrost – Climate link

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/46259

18)                    NFU claims extreme weather poses biggest threat to British farming

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2285312/nfu-claims-extreme-weather-poses-biggest-threat-to-british-farming

19)                    The high cost of climate inaction, continued

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/high-cost-ignoring-climate-change-flooding.html

20)                    The Albedo Effect and Global Warming

http://www.skepticalscience.com/earth-albedo-effect-basic.html

21)                    An accurately informed public is necessary for climate policy

http://www.skepticalscience.com/making-science-work-ben-pile-rebuttal.html

• Is 1.5C warming target still within reach?

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/07/30/is-1-5c-warming-target-still-within-reach/

• Cheap carbon offsets could strengthen aviation emissions goals

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/07/31/cheap-carbon-offsets-could-strengthen-aviation-emissions-goals/

• Timeline: extreme weather and climate-related events in 2013

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/07/30/timeline-extreme-weather-and-climate-related-events-in-2013/

• US investors signal new interest in climate related risks

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/07/30/us-investors-signal-new-interest-in-climate-related-risks/

• Saudi Arabia ‘committed’ to green revolution

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/07/30/saudi-arabia-committed-to-green-revolution/

27)                    5 Things We Shouldn’t Invest in If We Want to Save Our Planet

http://www.care2.com/causes/5-things-we-shouldnt-invest-in-if-we-want-to-save-our-planet.html#ixzz2abbQUman

28)                    Why cane toads give us small hope for climate change

http://theconversation.com/why-cane-toads-give-us-small-hope-for-climate-change-16455

29)                    Clouds save Earth from runaway greenhouse hell

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23953-clouds-save-earth-from-runaway-greenhouse-hell.html#.Ufi8N6yQDFw

30)                    Outbreak of global warming optimism is naive

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21929270.200-outbreak-of-global-warming-optimism-is-naive.html#.Ufi8P6yQDFw