Climate Changes Updates 29-31 March

1)   Landslide Season in Washington: A Glacial Legacy

http://news.discovery.com/earth/rocks-fossils/washington-landslide-destroys-home-130329.htm

2)   Volcanic Lightning: How does it work?!

http://news.discovery.com/earth/rocks-fossils/volcanic-lightning-how-does-it-work-130329.htm

3)   Sinking under a big green wave

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21574517-shipowners-face-onslaught-new-environmental-laws-sinking-under-big-green-wave

4)   Climate Change Will Harm Mekong Basin Harvests

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-will-harm-mekong-basin-harvests-15798

5)   A glorious winter, but the Alps face a warmer world – bringing huge change

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/31/alps-skiing-climate-change

6)   Global warming Apocalypse perhaps a little later

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21574490-climate-change-may-be-happening-more-slowly-scientists-thought-world-still-needs

• Is hemp the silver bullet for fighting climate change and creating green jobs?

http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0330-kozloff-hemp.html

8)   Global warming means seas freeze more off Antarctica – study

http://news.yahoo.com/global-warming-means-seas-freeze-more-off-antarctica-173811976.html;_ylt=ArSpy_PY4s68jjWwhnVlk861qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0N2JtcmYwBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBKdW1ib3Ryb24EcGtnAzllNTMzM2JiLTMwMDktM2RlNC1iYWZmLWYxNzM0MzBiNjkwZQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDbWVnYXRyb24EdmVyA2UyYzQ3YTQwLTlhMjktMTFlMi05OWZkLTFjNjEzNDYzZWQ2Ng–;_ylg=X3oDMTFzcGdiYWZhBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdANUZXN0X0FGQw–;_ylv=3

9)   Earth could be heading for another Ice Age

http://news.yahoo.com/earth-could-heading-another-ice-age-071315640.html;_ylt=AmrO8ELDMMChJdTyXtiB44C1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwYnZwN2VtBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwNjOWM0YWJhZi01ZTVhLTM0YTItYjk4Yy1iY2QwOGQyZDBiOWEEcG9zAzMEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNGQzNDNhNDEtOTkwOS0xMWUyLWJmYmQtZmJlMGNlNzAwMzEw;_ylg=X3oDMTFzcGdiYWZhBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdANUZXN0X0FGQw–;_ylv=3

10)                     Canada defends leaving UN convention on droughts

http://news.yahoo.com/canada-defends-leaving-un-convention-144207005.html;_ylt=As42_E3tIgrE09hJcP7x4.O1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwYmFuaWNiBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM0ODQ1ZDFkOS0yNmZmLTM0NWItYTZlMy01MGEwNDFlZGI1OTkEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDZTE1M2U4NTAtOTg3ZS0xMWUyLWI5ZGQtNmE5OTE2NDUzMGI5;_ylg=X3oDMTFzcGdiYWZhBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdANUZXN0X0FGQw–;_ylv=3

11)                     Killer Waves: How Tsunamis Changed History

http://news.yahoo.com/killer-waves-tsunamis-changed-history-202020799.html;_ylt=AuQofYmtRRPJJa25zirjdQW1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwbjMwNWdmBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwMzYzhmNjFjYS1iMGYwLTMxNWQtOGY2My0xODcxMmFkOGRjYjgEcG9zAzUEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNzhiYTRiZjEtOThhZi0xMWUyLWI1N2ItYzgxOWM3N2U1MzBj;_ylg=X3oDMTFzcGdiYWZhBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdANUZXN0X0FGQw–;_ylv=3

12)                     Earth Encounters Giant Speed Bump on the Road to Higher Sea Level

http://www.skepticalscience.com/Earth-Encounters-Giant-Speed-Bump-on-the-Road-to-Higher-Sea-Level.html

13)                     The Scientific Method

http://www.skepticalscience.com/The_Scientific_Methodtxt.html

14)                     UNDP praises Cuba’s climate change research

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-03/29/c_132270872.htm

15)                     Satellite data give new insights into snow-melt dynamics

http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/52870

16)                     Rising up to prepare for sea level rise

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/45787

17)                     Is Hemp Farming the next Green Job growth industry

http://www.enn.com/agriculture/article/45794

18)                     Europe’s carbon market hinges on rescue package

http://www.smh.com.au/business/carbon-economy/europes-carbon-market-hinges-on-rescue-package-20130329-2gz4b.html

19)                     Congestion in Earth’s Mantle: Mineralogists Explain Why Plate Tectonics Stagnates in Some Places

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130331165559.htm

20)                     What Role Do Small Dams Play in Pollution Control?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130329090620.htm

21)                     Americans Back Preparation for Extreme Weather and Sea-Level Rise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130329090624.htm