Climate Changes Updates 21-31 October 2012
1. ALERT! Stop CNN – the Coal News Network – Fossil Fuel Greenwash, Abetting Climate Silence
http://www.climateark.org/blog/2012/10/alert-stop-cnn-the-coal-news-n.asp
- Global action on climate change: How the world is responding to the challenge.
http://unfccc.int/files/press/statements/application/pdf/20121024_lowy_institute.pdf
- Statement by Christiana Figueres at Pre-COP 18 Ministerial meeting on climate change
http://unfccc.int/files/press/statements/application/pdf/20121021_precop_rok.pdf
4. State of the Climate
Global Analysis
September 2012 by National Climatic Data Center
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/2012/9
5. NOAA’s 1981–2010 U.S. Climate Normals: An Overview
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/noaa%E2%80%99s-1981%E2%80%932010-us-climate-normals-overview
6. Bananas could replace potatoes in warming world
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20126452
7. West Burton climbers’ pledge over protest end
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-20136622
8. Hitachi’s nuclear deal still faces hurdles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20137573
9. Mecca seeks ‘green Hajj’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20112400
10. £1bn Pembroke Power Station faces EU permits probe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-20090703
11. Climate change mitigation and adaptation equally critical to securing food security, warn researchers
12. UN climate talks will fail without acknowledgment of rich/poor divide, says Indian diplomat
13. Hydropower could double by 2050, say IEA and Brazilian government
http://www.rtcc.org/energy/hydropower-could-double-by-2050-say-iea-and-brazilian-government/
14. Conservation or carbon sinks: Can the UN see the forest for the trees?
http://www.rtcc.org/policy/conservation-or-carbon-sinks-can-the-un-see-the-forest-for-the-trees/
15. Michael Mann: attacks on climate science could weaken next IPCC report
http://www.rtcc.org/learning/michael-mann-attacks-on-climate-science-could-weaken-next-ipcc-report/
16. EU divide on surplus carbon credits endangers second Kyoto commitment period
17. UN climate talks in Doha should give REDD+ the green light
http://www.rtcc.org/nature/doha-talks-should-provide-starting-signal-for-redd-market-mechanisms/
18. Mayor of Seoul aims to ‘cancel out’ a nuclear power plant with climate action
19. Why climate change was not ignored in the US Presidential debate
http://www.rtcc.org/policy/why-climate-change-was-mentioned-in-the-us-presidential-debate/
20. Hawaii’s Green Blue economy tackles climate change challenges head-on
http://www.rtcc.org/policy/hawaiis-green-blue-economy-tackles-climate-change-challenges-head-on/
21. Fight club: Who wins when climate change takes on biodiversity?
http://www.rtcc.org/nature/fight-club-who-wins-when-climate-change-takes-on-biodiversity/
22. Agriculture and Food Production Contribute Up to 29 Percent of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121030210343.htm
23. Sizing Up Biomass from Space
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121030210054.htm
24. Action Needed to Prevent More Devastating Tree Diseases Entering the UK, Experts Urge
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121030161244.htm
25. Project to Integrates Vegetation in Building Facades
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121030101429.htm
26. The Hunt for Electron Holes: A Molecular Glance On Solar Water Splitting
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121030062202.htm
27. NASA Examines Hurricane Sandy as It Affects the Eastern U.S.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121029163853.htm
28. Mass Extinction Study Provides Lessons for Modern World
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121029154249.htm
29. NASA’s TRMM Satellite Analyzes Hurricane Sandy in 3-D
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121029092635.htm
30. US Shale Gas Drives Up Coal Exports
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121029082223.htm
31. River Floods Predicted Using New Technology
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121029081344.htm
32. Uncertainty of Future South Pacific Island Rainfall Explained
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121028142308.htm
33. NASA Radar Penetrates Thick, Thin of Gulf Oil Spill
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121026101246.htm
34. Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change Must Target Energy Efficiency, Experts Say
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121026084655.htm
35. Warmer Future Oceans Could Cause Phytoplankton to Thrive Near Poles, Shrink in Tropics
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121025161747.htm
36. Malaria Transmission Peaks at Much Cooler Temperatures Than Previously Predicted
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121025145137.htm
37. Triclosan — Harmful to Ecological Status of Rivers — Needs to Be Monitored, Researchers Say
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121025140812.htm
38. Climate Change May Alter Amphibian Evolution
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121025095539.htm
39. Far from Random, Evolution Follows a Predictable Genetic Pattern
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121025130922.htm
40. Did the Changing Climate Shrink Europe’s Ancient Hippos?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121025095403.htm
41. New Evidence from the Baltic Sea: Seafloor Biodiversity Affects Sediment Nutrient Cycling
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121025095400.htm
42. Reclaiming Rare Earths: Improving Process to Recycle Rare-Earth Materials
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024175520.htm
43. Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot: Climate Shapes Distribution and Movement of Humans as It Does Other Animals
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024175359.htm
44. Satellite Images Tell Tales of Changing Biodiversity
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024175355.htm
45. Let It Snow! Solar Panels Can Take It
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024175236.htm
46. 2012 Antarctic Ozone Hole Second Smallest in 20 Years
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024164723.htm
47. Americans Use More Efficient and Renewable Energy Technologies
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024150805.htm
48. Large-Scale Production of Biofuels Made from Algae Poses Sustainability Concerns
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024133413.htm
49. Bacterial Wires Explain Enigmatic Electric Currents in the Seabed
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024133358.htm
50. Speed Limits On Cargo Ships Could Reduce Their Pollutants by More Than Half
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024124846.htm
51. Did Bacteria Spark Evolution of Multicellular Life?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024101758.htm
52. Earth’s Magnetosphere Behaves Like a Sieve
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024101654.htm
53. Flame Retardant ‘Firemaster 550’ Is an Endocrine Disruptor, Study Finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024092954.htm
54. Fossil Study Helps Pinpoint Extinction Risks for Ocean Animals: When It Comes to Ocean Extinctions, Range Size Matters Most
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023204741.htm
55. Opposite Behaviors? Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks, Antarctic Grows
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023172212.htm
56. Helping North America’s Marine Protected Areas Adapt to a Changing Climate
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023161256.htm
57. Genetic Patterns of Deep-Sea Coral Provide Insights Into Evolution of Marine Life
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023134822.htm
58. Oxygen’s Ups and Downs in Early Atmosphere and Ocean
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023134812.htm
59. NASA Sees Active Region On the Sun Emit Another Flare
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023124526.htm
60. Improving Lipid Analysis: With New Mass Spectrometer, Researchers Can Grow Knowledge of Plants and Environmental Stress
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023112303.htm
61. Biologists Record Increasing Amounts of Plastic Litter in the Arctic Deep Sea
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023101029.htm
62. Researchers to Shake a Building to Study Its Performance During Earthquakes
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023100911.htm
63. Simulating Secure Carbon Dioxide Storage
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023090532.htm
64. Rapid Changes in the Earth’s Core: The Magnetic Field and Gravity from a Satellite Perspective
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121022145248.htm
65. How Bacteria Living in Toxic Environments Identify and Expel Arsenic
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121022113600.htm
66. New Understanding of Antarctica’s ‘Weight Loss’: Sea Level Is Rising With Little Apparent Contribution from Antarctica
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121022093146.htm
67. Greener and Quieter Tires
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121022080355.htm
68. Climate Change Threatens Marine Environment in the Baltic Sea
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121022080148.htm
69. New UN “atlas” links climate change, health
70. U.S. looks to old Arctic ship logs for climate change clues
71. Editorial: Glib state of denial is wrong answer on climate change
72. UN links health to climate change
http://www.3news.co.nz/UN-links-health-to-climate-change/tabid/1160/articleID/274615/Default.aspx
73. US, NZ resolve Antarctica stand-off
http://www.3news.co.nz/US-NZ-resolve-Antarctica-stand-off/tabid/1160/articleID/274555/Default.aspx
74. Ocean acidity threatens oysters
http://www.3news.co.nz/Ocean-acidity-threatens-oysters/tabid/1160/articleID/274413/Default.aspx
75. Hurricane Born in Africa Hit Coast as Ferocious Freak
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-31/hurricane-born-in-africa-hit-coast-as-ferocious-freak.html
76. Nuclear Plants Get Through the Storm With Little Trouble
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/nuclear-plants-get-through-the-storm-with-little-trouble/
77. Did Global Warming Contribute to Hurricane Sandy’s Devastation?
78. Retrieving the Weather of the Past
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/retrieving-the-weather-of-the-past/
79. On Our Radar: Greening Formula One
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/on-our-radar-greening-formula-one/
80. On Our Radar: ‘Climate of Doubt’
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/on-our-radar-climate-of-doubt/
81. Invasive Grasses as Biofuel? Scientists Protest
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/invasive-grasses-as-biofuel-scientists-protest/
82. Food and Climate: A New Warning
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/food-and-climate-a-new-warning/
83. Q&A: Back to the Future With Environmental Bipartisanship
84. The Israeli Farmer Who Changed World Agriculture
http://nocamels.com/2012/10/the-israeli-farmer-who-changed-world-agriculture/
85. Green Peace: The Arab-Israeli Solution For Clean Energy
http://nocamels.com/2012/10/yafa-the-arab-israeli-solution-for-clean-energy/
86. New Waze Feature Helps You Navigate Your Way To Clean Water
http://nocamels.com/2012/10/new-waze-feature-helps-you-navigate-your-way-to-clean-water/
87. Toxic chemicals used for leather production poisoning India’s tannery workers
88. Greening the grey: introducing rain gardens
89. Is the Dead Sea dying? Water loss continues at record rate
90. The Green agenda is suffering under the Tories. Here’s how we can put it back on the map
91. Fracking could hinder renewable energy targets warns CIWEM
92. Buildings to become ‘power stations’ under renewable energy project
93. UK takes poll position in EU carbon cutting targets
94. CCS is ‘unattractive but vital’ to meeting carbon targets
95. Sainsbury’s waste achievements ‘hard to rate’, say peers
96. The Connection between Climate Change and Hurricane Sandy
http://www.enn.com/lifestyle/article/45154
97. Hurricane Sandy Update
http://www.enn.com/health/article/45150
98. Survey Shows Business Community Moving Toward Sustainability
http://www.enn.com/business/article/45141
99. Reconstructing Communities with Green Buildings
http://www.enn.com/business/article/45139
100. Melting Greenland
http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45134
101. Rice and Global Warming
http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/45133
102. Are Environmentalists basing positions on science, or not?
http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45122
103. WWF uncovers massive unreported trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna through Panama
http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?206573/Panama-trading-in-unreported-bluefin-tuna
104. Peru creates three new Amazon protected areas
http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?206543/Peru-creates-three-new-Amazon-protected-areas
105. EU greenhouse gases in 2011: more countries on track to meet Kyoto targets, emissions fall 2.5 %
http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/eu-greenhouse-gases-in-2011.5
106. Superstorm Sandy resurrects conversation on climate change
http://www.wtvm.com/story/19950325/superstorm-sandy-resurrects-conversation-on-climate-change
107. Climate-Change Debate Aside, Sandy Inspires ‘Resiliency Planning’ for Extreme Weather
108. Scientists look at climate change, the superstorm
109. Bring Back the “Cold Fusion” Dream
http://discovermagazine.com/2012/nov/27-big-idea-bring-back-the-cold-fusion-dream
110. Bill Clinton, citing Sandy, hits Romney on climate change
111. Opinion: The fallacy behind environmental protection and economic growth
http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2012/10/opinion-environmental-harm-economic-growth
- Asia’s mega-cities badly exposed to superstorms
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j_lhcevPFeWIhfGW6NMYco-6OA0A
113. Climate Change and Sandy: Why We Need to Prepare for a Warmer World
114. Washington region rides out the storm
115. Sandy reminds us of climate change and other forgotten campaign issues
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/30/politics/forgotten-campaign-issues/index.html
116. Hurricane Sandy May Force Pols to Discuss Climate Change
117. Opinion: Enviro-Lit 101 The best five environmental books of all time on Environmental issues
http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2012/10/enviro-lit-101
118. Opponents of Proposed Terminal for Shipping Coal to Asia Call for EIS Covering Wider Area
http://www.bna.com/opponents-proposed-terminal-n17179870614/
119. Food may cause almost a third of greenhouse emissions – study
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Science%2Band%2BTech/Story/A1Story20121031-380564.html
120. Climate scientist sues for defamation
http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2012/10/climate-scientist-sues-for-defamation
121. NYC subways crippled by superstorm floodwaters; commuters may have to endure long shutdown
122. Malaria study challenges warmer world predictions
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22419-malaria-study-challenges-warmer-world-predictions.html
123. Localised sunshade could stop Arctic melting
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22402-localised-sunshade-could-stop-arctic-melting.html
124. Environmental activists detained outside Eskom’s headquarters
http://mg.co.za/article/2012-10-23-environmental-activists-detained-outside-eskoms-headquarters
125. Clouds have ‘complex’ response to Sun’s changes
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/51275
126. Scientists have ‘limited knowledge’ of how climate change causes extinction
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/51255
127. Supercritical geothermal plant cuts energy emissions
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/51235
128. Trees Are Awesome Suckers: Gotta-See Video
http://news.discovery.com/earth/trees-are-awesome-suckers-gotta-see-video-121030.html
129. Top 10 Worst Weather Disasters
http://news.discovery.com/earth/top-10-worst-weather-disasters-121028.html
130. Hawaii Tsunami Waves Smaller than Expected
http://news.discovery.com/earth/tsunami-waves-reach-hawaii-121028.html
131. Antarctic Ozone Hole 2nd Smallest in 20 Years
http://news.discovery.com/earth/antarctic-ozone-hole-121025.html
132. Earth’s Magnetic Field Made Quick Flip-Flop
http://news.discovery.com/earth/earth-magnetic-field-poles-flip-fast-121024.html
133. Why the Climate Silence in the Debates?
http://news.discovery.com/earth/why-no-climate-change-in-the-debates-121023.html
134. Australia’s Antarctic Runway Is Melting
http://news.discovery.com/earth/australias-wilkins-antarctic-runway-melting-121024.html
135. Earthquake Scientists Sentenced to 6 Years
http://news.discovery.com/earth/scientists-sentenced-6-years-for-earthquake-121022.html
136. The Science Of Why Sandy Is Such A Dangerous Storm
137. Frankenstorm: Has Climate Change Created A Monster?
138. ‘Chasing Ice’: Irrefutable Evidence of Our Ever-Warming World
139. Frankenstorm Sandy: Has Climate Change Bred a Monster?
http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/10/29/trick-or-treat-climate-change-behind-frankenstorm
140. The Algae Energy Source That Could, but Probably Won’t, Save the World
http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/10/25/green-goo-could-probably-wont-save-world
141. Coal-dependent economy brings health and social risks
http://theconversation.edu.au/coal-dependent-economy-brings-health-and-social-risks-10404
142. Humans did affect the atmosphere – even before industrialisation
http://theconversation.edu.au/humans-did-affect-the-atmosphere-even-before-industrialisation-9941
143. Global warming likely driver for intense hurricanes, scientists say (with video)
144. Farming may contribute a third of emissions, study finds
145. ‘Carbon bubble’ looms for fossil fuel industry: Gilding
146. Uranium could be exported through reef
http://www.theage.com.au/queensland/uranium-could-be-exported-through-reef-20121031-28iok.html
147. Climate change to stoke more violent storms, NY’s Cuomo says
- In Building Industry, Is It Too Easy To Be Green?
- Warm, Dry Winter Forecast for West
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Warm-Winter-Is-on-Tap-for-West/story.xhtml?story_id=001000001TU1
150. Signs show ozone hole is shrinking
151. Triclosan emerging as a harmful pollutant
http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/triclosan-emerging-as-a-harmful-pollutant_807704.html
152. Earth’s magnetosphere allows solar wind to leak into it
153. Antarctic ozone hole shrinks to 2nd smallest in 20 yrs
154. Blocking sunlight at specific areas can stop Arctic melting
155. Rice cultivation accelerates global warming
http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/rice-cultivation-accelerates-global-warming_807207.html
156. ‘Global warming upsetting biological clock of species’
157. What Conviction of Earthquake Advisors Means for Global Warming Science
158. A Climate Scientist Explains How Global Warming Makes Hurricane Sandy Nastier
159. Hurricane Sandy, AKA the Frankenstorm and Climate Change: Is There A Connection?
160. Scientists cast doubt on shale gas’ low carbon credentials
161. EU greenhouse gas emissions fall 2.5 per cent, despite growing economy
162. Stratospheric Winds Churn Up the Abyss
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/09/stratospheric-winds-churn-up-the.html?ref=hp
163. Extreme Weather Hits the Poor First – and Hardest
http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/10/extreme-weather-hits-the-poor-first-and-hardest/
164. News
- No Mention of Climate Change during Presidential Debates
- U.S. Court Hears Arguments about Listing Polar Bears as “Threatened” due to Climate Change
- Changing Climate Presents New Security Issue in the Arctic
- Japan’s Shift from Nuclear Power Increasing GHG Emissions
- Governments and Companies Pay to Preserve Oil under Amazon Rainforest
- Despite Some Improvement, the World Bank Urges Further Reductions in Gas Flaring
- Ozone Hole Reduced to Second Smallest Size in 20 Years
- Changing Climate Influencing Caribbean Resorts
- Cement Producers to Reduce Carbon Emissions
- Study Finds that the United States Will Meet 2020 GHG Emissions Goals
- Scientists Link Warmer Climate with Increased Violent Conflict
- Study Reveals Mixed Antarctic Ice Changes
- East Coast Seabed Methane Shows Signs of Destabilizing
- Study: Geoengineering Sunshades Could Reverse Climate Change
- Other Headlines
165. Climate of Doubt Strategy #1: Deny the Consensus
http://www.skepticalscience.com/climate-of-doubt-strategy-1-deny-consensus.html
166. Climate of Doubt Shines a Light on the Climate Denial Movement
http://www.skepticalscience.com/climate-of-doubt-shines-light-on-climate-deniers.html
167. Hurricane Sandy influenced by global warming, climate scientist says
http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/hurricane-sandy-influenced-globa-news-515777
168. Conserve & Grow: The challenge is to think fresh
169. Mega shelter belts proposed in western Raj to contain climate change
170. Unscientific Americans
171. Food switch could offset climate threat to staples – study
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/food-switch-could-offset-climate-threat-to-staples-study/
172. Climate Conversations – How to shake up global climate action?
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/how-to-shake-up-global-climate-action/
173. How can we build a sustainable farming system for all?
174. Flat Earth Society Says Evidence Of Round Planet Part Of Vast Conspiracy Theory
175. Sandy Is a Truly Unusual Event, Worthy of Our Attention