Climate Changes Updates 20 November

1.   COP18 in Doha:  Hot, dry and desperate for a workable deal

http://www.carbonneutral.com/knowledge-centre/company-blog/cop18-in-doha/

2. Catastrophic warming to hit poor, says World Bankhttp://www.smh.com.au/data-point/catastrophic-warming-to-hit-poor-says-world-bank-20121119-29m9b.html#ixzz2CpML7jS2

3.   2011 Greenhouse Gases A Record: DNews Nugget

http://news.discovery.com/earth/2011-greenhouse-gases-a-record-dnews-nugget-121120.html

4.   Thousands Of Trees Gone, Ripped Out By Sandy

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/20/165580245/thousands-of-trees-gone-ripped-out-by-sandy

5.   WMO: Greenhouse gas concentrations reached record high in 2011

http://www.rtcc.org/wmo-greenhouse-gas-concentrations-reach-record-high-in-2011/

6.   1,200 coal plants planned worldwide despite climate change warnings

http://www.rtcc.org/1200-coal-stations-planned-worldwide-despite-climate-change-warnings/

7.   African governments must leave ‘climate tourists’ behind and drive action in Doha

http://www.rtcc.org/african-governments-must-leave-climate-tourists-behind-and-drive-action-in-doha/

8.   Warming to Shift Heavy Rainfall Patterns in the UK

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121120193343.htm

9.   Engineered Bacteria Can Make the Ultimate Sacrifice for the Good of the Population

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121120121915.htm

10.                     Fragile Western Isles Ecosystem Under Threat: Misconceived Sea Defense Measures Will Destroy Machair, Says Expert

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121120121904.htm

11.                     Bias in Ecology and Climate Studies? How Leaves Shrink as They Dry out Is Often Overlooked

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121120100447.htm

12.                     College of the Atlantic Students Offering Informed Youth Commentary on Doha Climate Talks

http://news.yahoo.com/college-atlantic-students-offering-informed-182458311.html;_ylt=Avca8yvZb4dhIZ34dFq9LKi1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0N2g0OWpzBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBKdW1ib3Ryb24EcGtnA2QzYzk4ZmMzLTViZDctMzQyNC05ZGQ4LTVkMjY2NjI1NmE5YgRwb3MDMQRzZWMDbWVnYXRyb24EdmVyAzMxMzQzMjcwLTMzNTQtMTFlMi1iOWZkLTM4NjM1Mzg0M2I1Mw–;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

13.                     Global investors call for action on serious climate danger

http://news.yahoo.com/global-investors-call-action-serious-110631604.html;_ylt=Aq2BdFuu9HO2siI_3sejNXe1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwc2ltMWFuBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwNlMzJiMmQ4Yi0yM2M4LTM4OTUtODNiMi0xYjA4MDFjYTYwNGUEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDOGY1MTMwMzAtMzMwMi0xMWUyLThiZTQtNTJkMjIwNmFhMmJl;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

14.                     Global cooling predicted for the next 30 years

http://news.yahoo.com/global-cooling-predicted-next-30-073522815.html;_ylt=Anuw5UUgjJRovtPyJ46y75a1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQxM3FxaW5zBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwNlMjE1ZTVkNy1kZjdjLTM5YjYtOGNmZC0xYTM2NjkzYTE5NjEEcG9zAzExBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyAzEyYWVlZWYwLTMzMmYtMTFlMi04M2QzLWNiNTkxMTcwZmQ5ZQ–;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

15.                     Some cities find small steps key to storm protection

http://news.yahoo.com/cities-small-steps-key-storm-protection-060306355.html;_ylt=AuEIAq.dWf4RQwFeOyMqkrm1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQxNThuNGtmBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwMxODdmN2E5ZC0yMDg3LTM0MzUtOWQwMC1mODFiNmMzZjQ3MDMEcG9zAzEyBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyAzAyMjY2MjAwLTMyZGMtMTFlMi1hZTNmLTA3M2UwMzMyYmU2Zg–;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

16.                     C.I.A. Closes Its Climate Change Office

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/c-i-a-closes-its-climate-change-office/

17.                     Global investors concerned with ‘insufficient climate policies’

http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=23590&title=Global+investors+concerned+with+%27insufficient+climate+policies%27+

18.                     Temperature to rise by 4°C with current C02 targets

http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=23586&title=Temperature+to+rise+by+4%26deg%3BC+with+current+C02+targets

19.                     After Brief Decrease Last Year, Sea Levels Resume Their Steady Rise

http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45241

20.                     Climate change predicted to hit poorest hardest

http://www.enn.com/agriculture/article/45239

21.                     Opinion: We can slow near-term climate change

http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2012/11/opinion-slowing-climate-change

22.                     More than 1,000 new coal plants planned worldwide, figures show

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/20/coal-plants-world-resources-institute

23.                     Making steam without boiling water, thanks to nanoparticles

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/making-steam-without-boiling-water-thanks-to-nanoparticles/2012/11/19/3d98c4d6-3264-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_story.html

24.                     Full steam ahead for carbon trading

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22516-full-steam-ahead-for-carbon-trading.html

25.                     The man on the land has the oceans in his hands

http://theconversation.edu.au/the-man-on-the-land-has-the-oceans-in-his-hands-10879

26.                     Greenland ice loss is accelerating

http://theconversation.edu.au/greenland-ice-loss-is-accelerating-10863

27.                     Tomorrow Is Too Late for Adaptation to Climate Change

http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/11/tomorrow-is-too-late-for-adaptation-to-climate-change/

28.                     Wigley and Santer Find the IPCC is too Conservative on AGW

http://www.skepticalscience.com/wigley-santer-2012-attribution.html

29.                     Climate Group suggests better climate finance for China

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-11/20/c_131987738.htm

30.                     Global investors call for action on serious climate danger

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/global-investors-call-for-action-on-serious-climate-danger/

31.                     Top investment funds warn on dangers of climate change

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9689703/Top-investment-funds-warn-on-dangers-of-climate-change.html