Climate changes Updates 6-7 October

Calls for climate action as Great Barrier Reef suffers major coral loss

http://theconversation.edu.au/calls-for-climate-action-as-great-barrier-reef-suffers-major-coral-loss-9922

Weather Channel Plan to Name Snowstorms Greeted Coldly

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-04/weather-channel-s-plan-to-name-snowstorms-gets-cold-reception.html

 

Global Warming Links Democrats, Independents Isolating Romney

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-01/global-warming-links-democrats-independents-isolating-romney.html

 

Presidential Showdown Evokes Last Call for Climate Debate

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-01/presidential-showdown-evokes-last-call-for-climate-debate.html

 

Den Tandt: Blind faith won’t make gaps in climate science go away

http://www.canada.com/business/2035/Tandt+Blind+faith+make+gaps+climate+science+away/6747914/story.html#ixzz28g7sqNMS

 

Revenge of the fossil fuels

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Revenge+fossil+fuels/7348766/story.html

 

Climate change cuts world GDP

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Climate+change+cuts+world/7323879/story.html

 

East African Oil and Gas – Proper Environmental Planning Needed to Avoid Disaster

http://allafrica.com/stories/201209271083.html

 

When it comes to C02, what goes up, doesn’t come down

http://www.theage.com.au/business/carbon-economy/when-it-comes-to-c02-what-goes-up-doesnt-come-down-20121008-277vq.html#ixzz28gNG4dxc

For safety, tree may have to go

http://www.theage.com.au/environment/for-safety-tree-may-have-to-go-20121007-2778j.html

 

Government starts review of draft IPCC working report

http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/government-starts-review-of-draft-ipcc-working-report-20121006-275p1.html#ixzz28gQO8cUz

 

When carbon savings don’t count

http://www.theage.com.au/business/carbon-economy/when-carbon-savings-dont-count-20121007-277he.html

 

Hantavirus in Yosemite May Be a Harbinger

http://www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=013000Q8X7CL

 

Going green? Start with simple steps

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/going-green-start-with-simple-steps-1.1397501#.UHJo8Vn4a9s

 

Ancient civilisation responsible for climate change?

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/ancient-civilisation-responsible-for-climate-change-1.1396618#.UHJpTln4a9s

 

Unexpected pair of black holes confounds experts

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/mysterious-pair-of-black-holes-turns-theory-on-its-head.htm

 

‘Global warming will relentlessly drive sea rise’

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/global-warming-will-relentlessly-drive-sea-rise_803456.html

Exclusive: Davey hints at ‘flexible’ carbon target

Energy and Climate Secretary hints at possible compromise over controversial decarbonisation target

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2214973/exclusive-davey-hints-at-flexible-carbon-target

Minister promises smoother path for coal-to-biomass transition

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2214943/minister-promises-smoother-path-for-coaltobiomass-transition

Environmentalists in Rio Worried about Reindustrialisation

http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/10/environmentalists-in-rio-worried-about-reindustrialisation/

 

Hour Grows Late to Act on Climate Change, Caribbean Warns

http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/10/hour-grows-late-to-act-on-climate-change-caribbean-warns/

 

Ocean Acidification Leaves Mollusks Naked and Confused

http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/10/ocean-acidification-leaves-mollusks-naked-and-confused/

How Many Climate Deniers Can You Fight Off?

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/how-many-climate-deniers-can-you-fight.html

 

Melting Permafrost Will Boost Temps, But Not Quickly

http://www.climatecentral.org/blogs/melting-permafrost-will-boost-temps-but-not-much-this-century-15083

 

Satellite Spots Parched U.S. Landscape

http://www.climatecentral.org/blogs/image-of-the-day-nasa-satellite-spots-parched-u.s.-landscape-15078

 

To Say ‘Deep Water’ is a Great Read is Selling it Short

http://www.climatecentral.org/blogs/book-review-deep-water-a-great-read-would-be-selling-it-short-14943

 

A Forecast for the American West: Hot and Hotter

http://www.climatecentral.org/blogs/a-forecast-for-the-american-west-hot-and-hotter-15082

 

Asymmetric effects of economic growth and decline on CO₂ emissions

http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1699.html

 

Carbon emissions from forest conversion by Kalimantan oil palm plantations

http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1702.html

 

Is Japan’s nuclear-free pathway an environmentally friendly choice?

http://bravenewclimate.com/2012/10/05/is-japans-nuclear-free-pathway-an-environmentally-friendly-choice/

The Economic Benefits of Carbon Taxes

http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/10/studies-highlight-economic-benefits-carbon-taxes/

4 Ways to Create More Sustainable Corporations

http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/10/4-ways-create-sustainable-corporations/