Climate Changes Updates 1-2 May

1.   UN sounds alarm on Arctic ice melt

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/un-sounds-alarm-on-arctic-ice-melt-20130502-2iw0x.html#

2.   US crop insurance shields farmers from drought

http://www.smh.com.au/business/carbon-economy/us-crop-insurance-shields-farmers-from-drought-20130502-2itzp.html

3.   Biofuels pioneer switches to gas

http://www.smh.com.au/business/carbon-economy/biofuels-pioneer-switches-to-gas-20130502-2ityv.html

4.   Concerns grow over effects of solar geoengineering

http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/45930

5.   Whatever you think of fracking, this isn’t the way forward

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/01/whatever-you-think-of-fracking

6.   Sensible step on climate change

http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-sensible-step-on-climate-change/article_a8a6555f-68ed-5791-a0ad-1584731591b8.html

7.   Over half of Americans link extreme weather to climate change, report says

http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/01/18004112-over-half-of-americans-link-extreme-weather-to-climate-change-report-says?lite

8.   Attiyah urges govts to act on Doha climate meet decisions

http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/351133/attiyah-urges-govts-to-act-on-doha-climate-meet-decisions

9.   Bonn climate change talks going ‘surprisingly well’, say delegates

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/bonn-climate-change-talks-going-surprisingly-well-say-delegates-1.1379732

10.                     New grass could help tackle flooding, say scientists

http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/53308

11.                     Record low in Arctic sea ice caused by global warming, says UN

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/10033034/Record-low-in-Arctic-sea-ice-caused-by-global-warming-says-UN.html

12.                     WMO annual climate report confirms 2012 as among top 10 warmest

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-05/02/c_132354850.htm

13.                     World continued to warm in 2012 – WMO

http://www.rtcc.org/world-continued-to-warm-in-2012-wmo/

14.                     Figueres: 2015 climate deal must kickstart green growth

http://www.rtcc.org/figueres-2015-climate-deal-must-kickstart-green-growth/

15.                     Why biofuels are not a sensible solution to climate change

http://www.rtcc.org/why-biofuels-are-not-a-sensible-solution-to-climate-change/

16.                     UN says 2012 was 9th-hottest year since 1850

http://news.yahoo.com/un-says-2012-9th-hottest-125849331.html;_ylt=Ao7ZBf1I7yw5YsdrIZpOkea1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0ZGRsN2tzBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBKdW1ib3Ryb24EcGtnAzE2ZWJkNjUzLTQyZWQtMzQ5Yi1iMWRiLTdjNzAxZGIxODdlYgRwb3MDMQRzZWMDbWVnYXRyb24EdmVyAzJjNTkyNjgwLWIzMjgtMTFlMi1iYjY2LWVlNzNjY2JjM2VhMQ–;_ylg=X3oDMTJpa2VjNnJhBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDN2IyZWFjYjItZWRmYS0zMTA2LWEzZGMtZWFkM2E4NjM2YjIzBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

17.                     Midwest ‘Weather Whiplash’ Sign of Climate Change

http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/midwest-weather-whiplash-130502.htm