Current News Items of Interest Regarding the Fate of the World

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• Any Global Warming Since 1978? Two Climate Experts Debate This
  Have global temperatures warmed, cooled or flattened? If so, by how much, since when, and how can we know? I have posed these questions to two highly credentialed climate scientists who have different views on this topic. Texas State Climatologist Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, a Regents Professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, will present a view that global temperatures have seen ...
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:08:21 GMT


• Stop climate deniers from winning the information war
  The media too often gives a voice to global warming 'sceptics', harming the fight against dangerous climate change.
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:46:33 GMT


• Global warming threatens coastal cities
  From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming.
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:21:56 GMT


• Global warming's here, get used to it
  This artist rendering shows a proposed "Seaport City" neighborhood to be built just south of the Brooklyn Bridge that could act as a buffer against flooding in lower Manhattan.
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:00:08 GMT


• Global Warming and Our Inconvenient Minds
  A fun chat on humans' inconvenient minds and why they make finding consensus on climate hard, but consensus on some smart energy steps easy.
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:16:28 GMT


• Climate talk shifts from curbing global warming to adapting
  Efforts to curb global warming have quietly shifted as greenhouse gases inexorably rise.
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:21:50 GMT


• Study raises hope of combating global warming by reducing soot
  Black-carbon soot is the No. 2 global warming agent released into the atmosphere by human activities. A landmark study in California shows some success in controlling it.
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:40:37 GMT


• Global cooling as significant as global warming
  International study confirms the link between global cooling and a crash in the marine ecosystem similar to that witnessed as a result of global warming.
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:13:40 GMT


• Is it Too Late to Tackle Global Warming?
  Global greenhouse-gas emissions rose to record levels in 2012, the International Energy Agency said in a report released last week. Especially disconcerting is the news from May that carbon-dioxide levels reached 400 parts per million "for the first time in several hundred millennia," the report states.
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:05:22 GMT


• Climate talk shifts from curbing CO2 to adapting
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts to curb global warming have quietly shifted as greenhouse gases inexorably rise.
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:51:43 GMT


• Greenhouse gases nearing highly dangerous levels, study finds
  WASHINGTON -- Emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are growing at such a rate that the world will likely exceed a safe limit in average global temperatures by the end of the century and veer into a higher temperature zone that would profoundly damage economic growth and most other aspects of life, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.        
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:48:15 GMT


• Call to cut 'super greenhouse gases'
  Phasing out "super greenhouse gases," which mass emitters China and the United States have agreed to restrict, could curb global warming by as much as half a degree Celsius by 2050, a report said Wednesday.
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:58:25 GMT


• Cutting 'super greenhouse gases' can spare Earth 0.5 deg C
  BONN (AFP) - Phasing out "super greenhouse gases," which mass emitters China and the United States have agreed to restrict, could curb global warming by as much as half a degree Celsius by 2050, a report said Wednesday.
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:55:51 GMT


• Study shows greenhouse gases near levels considered highly dangerous
  WASHINGTON -- Emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are growing at such a rate that the world likely will exceed a safe limit in average global temperatures by the end of the century and veer into a higher temperature zone that would profoundly damage economic growth and most other aspects of life, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:47:41 GMT


• China and US reach agreement on scaling back ‘super greenhouse gases’ at California summit
  China and the United States on Saturday agreed to scale back on the production of so-called “super greenhouse gases,” or Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigeration and air conditioning, furthering joint efforts to combat climate change in a summit held in California, according to a White House statement.
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:39:24 GMT


• US, China agree to end 'super greenhouse gases'
  China agreed Saturday with the United States to scale back production of "super greenhouse gases" used in refrigerators and air conditioners in a joint bid to fight climate change.
  Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:50:15 GMT


• NASA Checks Tundra for Greenhouse Gases
  Tons of carbon and methane lie under the Arctic tundra, trapped in ice. The frozen ground, called permafrost, covers nearly a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere.
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:08:31 GMT


• Eco-Friendly Steelmaking
  Emissionless method could curb a major source of greenhouse gases Conventional steelmaking may be the world’s leading industrial source of greenhouse gases. But a new process developed by MIT researchers could change all that—and produce stronger (and ultimately cheaper) steel.
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:19:08 GMT


• This giant chart shows where all our greenhouse gases come from
  How, exactly, are humans heating up the planet? Ecofys has a massive new flowchart breaking it all down by source and sector:
  Fri, 31 May 2013 16:55:20 GMT


• US, China agree to end 'super greenhouse gases' in refs, aircons
  China agreed Saturday with the United States to scale back production of "super greenhouse gases" used in refrigerators and air conditioners in a joint bid to fight climate change.
  Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:22:45 GMT


• How climate change climbed up the business agenda
  The problem is not just an issue for activists, as extreme weather events put sustainability centre stage for business Climate change, deforestation, sustainable sourcing. Voices of concern over these issues – and more – aren't only those of activists or the environmental community. Increasingly, disparate stakeholders and investors are chiming in. What was once a murmur is now a chorus, often ...
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:14:21 GMT


• Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire
  By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, which has 24 solar panels bolted to the roof in the shape of a Christian cross. "It's very effective. It's inspired some members of our congregation to install panels on their homes," Reverend David Lowry said of the "solar cross ...
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:11:04 GMT


• Fighting global climate change at the local level
  Minneapolis leaders are working on a sustainable energy plan for the city.
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:51 GMT


• Climate change gets religious
  Religions have generally been slow to embrace climate change as an issue but things are changing.        
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:05:13 GMT


• Can't stop climate change? Then adapt
  Efforts to curb global warming have quietly shifted as greenhouse gases inexorably rise.
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:39:47 GMT


• Climate change strategies turning from abating towards adapting
  With global carbon dioxide levels reaching a dreaded milestone last month, and the average global temperature still on the rise, it seems that government policies are now starting to fall back on plans to adapt to the effects of climate … Continue reading →
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:05:06 GMT


• Report: Changing climate poses severe risks to birds, Utah waterfowl
  A new report by the National Wildlife Federation said climate change is the most serious threat birds face this century. The...
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:20:42 GMT


• Director: Climate change 'right here'
  Ben Kalina's film looks at the costs and threats posed by a rising sea on coastal communities.
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:08:38 GMT


• Obama considers climate change initiative
  WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- The Obama administration is considering a plan that would address climate change and limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, sources said.
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:34:23 GMT


• Climate change outlook shifts from curbing gases to adapting to more extreme weather
  With global carbon dioxide levels reaching a dreaded milestone last month, and the average global temperature still on the rise, it seems that government policies are now starting to fall back on plans to adapt to the effects of climate … Continue reading →
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:05:06 GMT

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