Climate Changes Updates 14-20 October 2013

• The consequences of a warming climate–habitat loss, wildfires, flooding, and drought–threaten birds.

http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/climate/audubon-view-0

2)   Saving the planet from short-termism will take man-on-the-moon commitment

http://www.theguardian.com/global/economics-blog/2013/oct/20/short-termism-climate-change-green-economy

• 8 Tribes That Are Way Ahead of the Climate-Adaptation Curve

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/10/15/8-tribes-are-way-ahead-climate-adaptation-curve-151763

4)   Human role in warming ‘more certain’ – UN climate chief

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24204323

5)   Prince Charles warns of risk to future pensions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24566429

6)   Man seeks ‘climate change asylum’ in New Zealand

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24561231

7)   Extreme weather can be the ‘most important cause of poverty’

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24538078

8)   Fracking legal challenges planned by Greenpeace

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24518661

9)   Environmentalists stress people of all races, backgrounds key to green movement

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-environment/environmentalists-stress-people-of-all-races-backgrounds-key-to-green-movement/2013/10/17/bc7b731e-374c-11e3-89db-8002ba99b894_story.html

10)                    Government invests millions in adapting country to climate change

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/government-invests-millions-in-adapting-country-to-climate-change/29671

11)                    Obama plans to renew immigration, climate change efforts

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-plans-to-renew-immigration-climate-change-efforts/2013/10/16/d0a96cbe-367b-11e3-be86-6aeaa439845b_story.html

12)                    Al Gore Draws Parallels Between Budget Crisis And Climate Change Denial

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/17/al-gore-government-shutdown_n_4118105.html

13)                    Delayed Gratification Hurts Climate Change Cooperation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131020160739.htm

14)                    A New Look at Air Pollution Sources and Atmosphere-Warming Particles in South Asia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131018132306.htm

15)                    Adaptability to Local Climate Helps Invasive Species Thrive

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017144626.htm

16)                    Sun and Photocatalysts Will Clean Polluted Water, Cheaply and Quickly

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017080116.htm

17)                    World Ocean Systems Undermined by Climate Change by 2100

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015191401.htm

18)                    Climate Change Creates Complicated Consequences for North America’s Forests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131015103953.htm

19)                    Ocean: Assessing the Effect of Climate Change On Upwelling Ecosystems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131014094216.htm

20)                    Climate change ship heads into uncharted waters

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/climate-change-ship-heads-into-uncharted-waters-20131018-2vs3f.html

21)                    Outdoor air pollution leading cancer cause: WHO

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/outdoor-air-pollution-leading-cancer-cause-who-20131017-2vq0z.html

22)                    Climate change ‘refugee’ seeks asylum from rising seas

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/climate-change-refugee-seeks-asylum-from-rising-seas-20131017-2vnv1.html#ixzz2iKejU48k

23)                    Energy efficiency slowing down despite growing Government involvement

http://www.edie.net/news/6/Energy-efficiency-slowing-down-despite-growing-Government-involvement-/

• What does climate change mean to young people?

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/10/what-does-climate-change-mean-to-young-people-around-the-world/

• Climate change could ‘undermine’ oceans by 2100

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/17/climate-change-could-undermine-oceans-by-2100/

• EU sets 2014 deadline for global climate pledges

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/16/eu-sets-2014-deadline-for-global-climate-pledges/

• Green growth: lessons in climate resilience from world’s poorest –

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/16/green-growth-lessons-in-climate-resilience-from-worlds-poorest/

• Natural disasters ‘making poor poorer’ warn ODI

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/16/natural-disasters-making-poor-poorer-warn-odi/

• Lloyd’s insurers mock climate sceptics over ‘global cooling’

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/16/lloyds-insurers-mock-climate-sceptics-over-global-cooling/

• Former WTO chief calls for ‘G90′ to tackle climate change –

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/16/former-wto-chief-calls-for-g90-to-tackle-climate-change/

• World Bank and IMF stress urgency of climate action

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/08/world-bank-and-imf-we-must-think-about-climate-change-every-day/