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Saturday 28 January

UK told to prepare for mass floods in future
The Independent | 26 Jan 2012
Flooding caused by heavier rainfall will be the major threat to Britain from climate change in the coming decades, potentially costing the country billions a year, a new assessment of the risks of global warming concluded yesterday.

Global Warming | Research

Injecting sulfate particles into stratosphere won't fully offset climate change
ScienceDaily.com | 25 Jan 2012
New research demonstrates that one suggested method of geoengineering the atmosphere to deal with climate change, injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere, probably would have limited success.

Climate Change Science | Responses

Underwater river of mud and sand tells tale of climate change and ocean gateways, new oil and gas ex...
ScienceDaily.com | 25 Jan 2012
Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where hydrocarbon deposits may lie buried under the sea. A team of 35 scientists from 14 countries recently...

Research

How fast is malaria spreading with climate change?
feedproxy.google.com | 25 Jan 2012
This paper analyses impacts of climate change on malaria transmission at the national and regional level in India, with emphasis on the Himalayan region, ...

Biodiversity | Climate Change Impacts | Research

U.N. sustainable development summit shifts from climate change
Reuters | 24 Jan 2012
(Reuters) - Representatives from around the world gather in Rio in June to try to hammer out goals for sustainable development at a U.N. conference designed to avoid being tripped up by the intractable issue of climate change.

Climate Change

Education campaigner wants to expel climate denial
New Scientist | 24 Jan 2012
Eugenie Scott has struggled to keep creationism out of the classroom - now her organisation is taking on climate change deniers too

Climate Change | Initiatives

Advancing agricultural adaptation and mitigation
SCIDEV.NET | 24 Jan 2012
Scientists can help advance policies to promote agricultural practices that can reduce emissions and boost yields.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development

Advancing agricultural adaptation and mitigation
SCIDEV.NET | 24 Jan 2012
Scientists can help advance policies to promote agricultural practices that can reduce emissions and boost yields.

Climate Change Adaptation | Climate Change Impacts

12 Acquisitions that Transformed the Energy Management Software Market in 2011
ClimateBiz | 24 Jan 2012
As the need for visibility into a company's carbon emissions and energy use accelerates, the major players in the market are stepping up their acquisitions and evolution. You can count on more changes coming soon, but here's the current lay of the land in this fast-changing market.

Climate Change | Economy | Global Warming | Industry

Clean up world seas to boost economy, U.N. body says
Reuters | 24 Jan 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Cleaner and better-managed seas and coasts would help boost economic growth and reduce poverty and pollution, a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report said on Wednesday.

Biodiversity | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Turtles' mating habits protect against effects of climate change
ScienceDaily.com | 24 Jan 2012
The mating habits of marine turtles may help to protect them against the effects of climate change. The study shows how the mating patterns of a population of endangered green turtles may be helping them deal with the fact that global warming is leading to a disproportionate number of females being born.

Biodiversity | Climate Change Impacts | Research

Weaker sun will not delay global warming: study
Reuters | 23 Jan 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - A weaker sun over the next 90 years is not likely to significantly delay a rise in global temperature caused by greenhouse gases, a report said Monday.

Global Warming | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Tracking microclimates could help feed the world
Reuters | 23 Jan 2012
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Scientists in Israel have developed a way of using satellite images to help farmers detect small-scale changes in climate and improve their harvests, a method that could bolster food supplies for an increasingly hungry world population.

New Technologies | Research

EU airline carbon law waivers worth eyeing: envoy
Reuters | 23 Jan 2012
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Countries opposing a European Union law that charges airlines for carbon emissions should consider seeking waivers by adopting equivalent emission reduction measures, the EU's new envoy to India said on Monday.

Aviation | EU Emission Trading Scheme | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Uganda: Students Get U.S. State Dept Award for Climate Change Innovation
AllAfrica.com | 23 Jan 2012
Monitor (Kampala)-Agro Universe, a mobile and web-based application from Ugandan students, has been chosen for a $3,000 (Shs11 million) third-place Apps4Africa: Climate Challenge prize by the US Department of State.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts

Zimbabwe: Crisis Occurs At the Curve of Change
AllAfrica.com | 23 Jan 2012
The Herald (Harare)-Nothing is cast in stone. Change is a constant occurrence, which ushers us to new levels and experiences. The young become old just as the old used to be young. The climate is changing along with the seasons. Health changes too and so does every creation. So forceful is change, that trying to stop it is only a futile mission.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts

Tanzania: Chadema Set to Revise Manifesto
AllAfrica.com | 23 Jan 2012
Daily News (Dar es Salaam)-The wheels to incorporate consequences of climate change, plans and strategies into Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo's (Chadema) manifesto have begun to turn.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts

Major study of ocean acidification helps scientists evaluate effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide o...
ScienceDaily.com | 23 Jan 2012
Might a penguin's next meal be affected by the exhaust from your tailpipe? The answer may be yes, when you add your exhaust fumes to the total amount of carbon dioxide lofted into the atmosphere by humans since the industrial revolution. One-third of that carbon dioxide is absorbed by the world's oceans, making them more acidic and affecting marine life.

Biodiversity | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Coming Shift to 'Climate Preparedness'
ClimateBiz | 23 Jan 2012
Businesses are starting to realize that climate change is inevitable, so they better start preparing for it.

Climate Change | Economy | Global Warming | Industry

Animals can't keep up with climate change
The Independent | 22 Jan 2012
Animal and insect species in Europe are losing the fight to keep up with rapid changes in climate in a new phenomenon dubbed "climatic debt", according to an international study.

Biodiversity | Climate Change Impacts | Research

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