Climate Changes Updates 10-12 October 2012

Flood-stricken Pakistan seeks to improve weather forecasts

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/flood-stricken-pakistan-seeks-to-improve-weather-forecasts

Climate Conversations – How can predictions help farmers cope with climate change?

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/how-can-predictions-help-farmers-cope-with-climate-change/

Climate Conversations – Urban heat islands

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/urban-heat-islands/

Climate Conversations – Preparation, better information key as climate shifts intensify

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/preparation-better-information-key-as-climate-shifts-intensify/

Rising Sea Levels Mean Evacuation of Island States In a Decade

http://www.care2.com/causes/rising-sea-levels-mean-evacuation-of-island-states-in-a-decade.html#ixzz28xybeb9o

Climate Science and Science Literacy: The Strange Divergence

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/climate-science-and-scien_b_1956149.html?utm_hp_ref=green

Secret Warning from the Sun

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-e-joseph/solar-flares_b_1952143.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Ice Cores Reveal Planet’s Climate History And Changes

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/ice-cores-climate-records-denver_n_1955281.html?utm_hp_ref=green

Glaciers Cracking in the Presence of Carbon Dioxide

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010191749.htm

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mapped to Building, Street Level for U.S. Cities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121009121603.htm

Ancient Carbon Resurfacing in Lakes Challenges Current Models of Long-Term Carbon Storage in Lakes and Rivers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004134849.htm

Human Carbon Pollution Traced to Roman Times

http://news.discovery.com/earth/methane-emissions-roman-times-121006.html

Op-Ed: Going Green to Save Money or to Stop Climate Change?

http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/10/09/op-ed-closing-global-warming-gap-believers-vs-non-believers

3D map may hold clues to global warming

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/3d-map-may-hold-clues-to-global-warming-1.1400804#.UHeV7Fn4a9s

Software Calculates City-Specific Carbon Footprint

http://www.npr.org/2012/10/11/162656583/software-calculates-city-specific-carbon-footprint

Community organisations take up eco-friendly business

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/community-organisations-take-up-eco-friendly-business_805096.html

How Much Carbon Dioxide is Emitted on Your Block? Hestia Knows

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/how-much-carbon-dioxide-emitted-your-block-hestia-knows.html

How to argue with climate sceptics – the response

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/james-blog/2215524/how-to-argue-with-climate-sceptics-the-response

A way to assess the carbon emissions of your building

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22361-a-way-to-assess-the-carbon-emissions-of-your-building.html

Ecosystems Can Reduce Risks Caused By Natural Disasters

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/45073

Anthropogenic Methane Traced Back 2,000 Years

http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/45070

Majority of Americans believe Climate Change is worsening extreme weather

http://www.enn.com/agriculture/article/45068

Arctic Humidity

http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45062

Oceanic Subduction of CO2

http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/45058

Decaying leaves help scientists understand global carbon dioxide levels

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/45042

U.S. ethanol policy harmful to developing countries, study claims

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2012/10/10/u-s-ethanol-policy-harmful-to-developing-countries/article?nclick_check=1

Electric cars can help climate

http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Electric%20cars%20help%20climate/7361389/story.html

Civil Rights and Climate Change

http://blogs.courier-journal.com/timdarst/2012/10/10/civil-rights-and-climate-change/

Too many researchers spoil climate studies

http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/too-many-researchers-spoil-climate-studies-20121011-27fpm.html

The U.S. Drought of 2012

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es303416z

Are businesses ready for mandatory carbon reporting?

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2216560/are-businesses-ready-for-mandatory-carbon-reporting?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Are+businesses+ready+for+mandatory+carbon+reporting%3F

Volunteers turn out in force for climate conference

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=536848&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56

Climate change: EU rebrands green energy campaign

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19868580

EU tells Volkswagen to accept weakened CO2 targets

http://www.rtcc.org/breaking-news/eu-tells-volkswagen-to-accept-weakened-co2-targets/

World needs 130 CCS plants by 2020 to stay within 2°C of warming

http://www.rtcc.org/breaking-news/world-needs-130-ccs-plants-by-2020-to-stay-within-2c-of-warming/

Greenpeace protest highlights India’s tough choice between coal and forests

http://www.rtcc.org/policy/greenpeace-protest-highlights-indias-battle-between-forest-and-coal/

Could Radical Transparency speed progress at UN climate talks?

http://www.rtcc.org/business/could-radical-transparency-speed-progress-at-un-climate-talks/