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News From Thursday, June 18, 2009
11:12:14 PM New York sign counts global greenhouse gases
Reuters - NY,USA

The bank said it was the world's first sign to show real-time measurement of the gases blamed for global warming and hoped it would spark more public debate ... [more]

11:06:27 PM EU leaders postpone decision on climate change aid
Times of the Internet - North Olmsted,Ohio,USA

We need European leadership to push for a strong climate deal by the end of this year," he added, referring to global climate change talks in Copenhagen in ... [more]

10:07:00 PM Obama Dead Wrong About Global Warming, Among Other Things
Opposing Views - Los Angeles,CA,USA

This is indeed a problem if one believes that human emissions are driving global warming, a mortal threat to our planet. And, after all, scientists all ... [more]

10:02:40 PM Researchers examine impact of climate change on lakes, wetlands
St. Olaf College News & Announcements - Northfield,MN,USA

By Kari VanDerVeen To determine how lakes and wetlands are impacted by global climate change, it's important to understand what's happening in the .... [more]

9:13:16 PM EU leaders agree climate funding principles
Reuters - NY,USA

By Pete Harrison BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed the basis of its financial contribution to a global climate change deal on Thursday, .... [more]

8:46:02 PM Almost summer? East wonders 'who'll stop the rain'
The Associated Press

.... Regional Climate Center at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY One possible reason is "persistence," said Kathryn Vreeland, a climatologist at the center. ... [more]

8:31:01 PM Sudden Collapse In Ancient Biodiversity: Was Global Warming The ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA

Global warming has long been considered as the culprit for extinctions--the surprise is that much less carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere may be needed to ... [more]

7:44:44 PM Climate change is stretching US water resources: report
Water Technology Online - Latham,NY,USA

The 196-page report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, from the US Global Change Research Program is a collaborative effort of 13 federal ... [more]

7:30:02 PM Global warming braked less than expected by haze
Reuters - NY,USA

"The direct aerosol effect may have contributed to a cooling in the mid 20th century and may have masked a considerable degree of current global warming," ... [more]

6:35:27 PM Britain faces severe warming by 2080s: study
Reuters - NY,USA

.... the government weather center, to estimate how the climate will change due to global warming if action is not taken to cut emissions. ... [more]

5:35:56 PM Warm temperatures, high humidity expected through the week
Daily Illini - Champaign,IL,USA

Despite a recent spike in heat, Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel said that 90 degree heat in June isn't too unusual for central Illinois, ... [more]

5:26:35 PM Are humans to blame for global warming?
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

What is global warming? "Global warming is an average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earths' surface and in the troposphere, ... [more]

5:18:36 PM EU leaders discuss climate change deal contribution
Reuters - NY,USA

By Pete Harrison BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will agree the basis of its financial contribution to a global climate change deal by the end ... [more]

3:35:15 PM Wong's silent treatment
The Australian - Australia

Geologist Bob Carter, carbon modeller David Evans, hydrologist-climatologist Stewart Franks and meteorologist-climatologist Bill Kininmonth attended the ... [more]

3:28:05 PM Climate change debate: IT must choose its side
ComputerWeekly.com - UK

But the IT industry - who could be huge winners in the strong global climate change deal that needs to be agreed when governments meet in Copenhagen, ... [more]

3:01:29 PM Cleanup begins; more storms expected
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA

"This is certainly unusual, but that doesn't mean we won't have a lot severe weather this year," said Pete Boulay of the Minnesota Climatology Office. [more]

2:41:34 PM More problems with yesterday's global warming report
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Global warming exists and may continue to increase--although I personally don't think it will prove to be the planet-killer described by activists. .... [more]

1:21:13 PM Honest Accounting For Global Warming
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Flashy billboards are usually not my thing, but it's hard not to be grabbed by the 67-by-32-foot billboard unveiled today outside New York City's Penn .... [more]

10:13:36 AM Storms not a breath of fresh air
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscripition) - Atlanta,GA,USA

"You might want to stay indoors," says Andrew Grundstein, a UGA climatologist and co-author of the study. Asthmatics should pay attention to weather reports ... [more]

8:56:53 AM Mobile communications to revolutionize African weather monitoring
MarketWatch - USA

By leveraging the expertise of Earth Institute scientists on climatology, agriculture, and health, the project hopes to identify key areas where there can ... [more]

8:09:28 AM President Releases 'Game Changer' on Climate
Courthouse News Service - Pasadena,CA,USA

.... ocean acidification, and extreme heat that have already been caused by global warming, and that will intensify at an accelerating rate. ... [more]

5:14:23 AM Spring deluges dampen work and play
Charlottesville Daily Progress - Charlottesville,VA,USA

“It's not that unusual to see fronts stall out like this,” said Jerry Stenger, the research coordinator for uva's Climatology Office. ... [more]

3:33:15 AM Innovation Economics Can Fight Global Warming
BusinessWeek - USA

would for the first time impose caps on carbon dioxide emissions, which contribute to global warming. It also would allow companies to buy credits from each ... [more]

2:41:56 AM Rainy days: Climatologist reiterates that latest soggy weather ...
Scarlet Scuttlebutt - East Brunswick,NJ,USA

But the rain doesn't hurt, and local vegetation is holding up — those are the messages from the state climatologist and a local agriculture expert. ... [more]

1:07:04 AM Latest US climate study predicts sweltering future
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

As the report states, “global warming is unequivocal and primarily human-induced.” Climate-related changes are already being observed and include increases ... [more]

12:34:52 AM Department head will use his scholarship in retirement
South Dakota State University - Brookings,SD,USA

Teaching his specialties, Sandness instructed courses in physical geography, climatology, geomorphology and quantitative geography. ... [more]

12:34:31 AM Fielding to meet Wong over ETS
The Canberra Times - Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia

The coalition wants a vote on emissions trading delayed until early next year, following global climate change talks in Copenhagen. ... [more]



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