Global Warming and Climate Change News

Is Global Warming Fueling Western Wildfires? (KLTV Texas)
Wednesday June 21st 2006, 11:11 am

This year, wildfires have already burned more than 3 million acres - more than three times the average at this time of year. Many scientists say that these fires fit exactly into the pattern predicted for global warming and that it's likely to get, on average, even drier and hotter. [News Source]

Gore: Setting the Record Straight on Global Warming (Common Dreams News Center)
Wednesday June 21st 2006, 10:13 am

Gore: Setting the Record Straight on Global Warming [News Source]

Office Buildings Can Fight Global Warming, Says WRI (PollutionOnline)
Wednesday June 21st 2006, 9:01 am

Most people associate global warming with industrial polluters. But people who work in office buildings can also significantly impact climate change by introducing energy-efficiency measures to improve building operations [News Source]

E.U., U.S. Agree to ‘Urgent’ Action on Climate Change (Environmental News Network)
Wednesday June 21st 2006, 6:21 am

The United States and the European Union, long at odds over the significance of climate change, will agree on Wednesday to act with "resolve and urgency" to reduce emissions of gases blamed for global warming. [News Source]

Climate change may affect East Asia differently from North Atlantic nations (PhysOrg)
Wednesday June 21st 2006, 5:53 am

The extreme effects of climate change on the world depicted in the US blockbuster movie The Day After Tomorrow may not be quite true where East Asia is concerned, according to a new study. [News Source]

Office Buildings Can Fight Global Warming, Says World Resources Institute Guidebook (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday June 21st 2006, 12:02 am

Most people associate global warming with industrial polluters. But people who work in office buildings can also significantly impact climate change by introducing energy-efficiency measures to improve building operations. [News Source]