Global warming stoked ‘05 hurricanes, study says (USA Today) Global warming helped fuel 2005's destructive hurricane season, researchers said Thursday. Their study adds to a roiling scientific debate over the role of climate change in spurring more intense hurricanes. [News Source]

Brown meets Gore over climate change (Guardian Unlimited) Former US vice-president Al Gore has spent the day lobbying the chancellor, Gordon Brown, on global warming as the two men met in London. [News Source]

Global Warming Surpassed Natural Cycles In Fueling 2005 Hurricane Season, NCAR Scientists Conclude (Science Daily) Global warming accounted for around half of the extra hurricane-fueling warmth in the waters of the tropical North Atlantic in 2005, while natural cycles were only a minor factor, according to a study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research appearing in the June 27 issue of Geophysical Research Letters. [News Source]

E.U., U.S. Agree to ‘Urgent’ Action on Climate Change (Great News Network) Brussels - 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]

Brown meets Gore over climate change (Guardian Unlimited) Former presidential candidate briefs ministers as Foreign Office appoints global warming adviser. [News Source]

Brown meets Gore over climate change (Guardian Unlimited) Green politics: Former presidential candidate briefs ministers as Foreign Office appoints global warming adviser. [News Source]

OSU combats global warming (The Lantern) An invitation to an Ohio State professor by the President of Iceland led to an international conference on land restoration, and a collaboration to combat climate change that could possibly have a global impact. As part of a lecture series, Iceland's President Ólafur Grímsson invited Rattan Lal, professor of soil sciences at OSU and director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, to [News Source]

Global warming at a ‘tipping point’ (Contra Costa Times) The debate over global warming has reached a "tipping point" in the United States as more citizens, politicians and companies see climate change as a serious threat, said the leader of the country's most influential environmental organization. [News Source]

Global warming debate at ‘tipping point’ (The Monterey County Herald) The debate over global warming has reached a ''tipping point'' in the U.S. as more citizens, politicians and companies see climate change as a serious threat, the leader of the country's most influential environmental organization said. [News Source]

Gore to debate climate change issue (icScotland) Chancellor Gordon Brown is meeting former US Vice-President Al Gore at 11 Downing Street for discussions on climate change. The two men will chair a seminar in which ministers, MPs and think tanks, along with Environment Secretary David Miliband, will discuss action to tackle global warming. [News Source]

Gore to debate climate change issue (icScotland) Chancellor Gordon Brown is meeting former US Vice-President Al Gore at 11 Downing Street for discussions on climate change. The two men will chair a seminar in which ministers, MPs and think tanks, along with Environment Secretary David Miliband, will discuss action to tackle global warming. [News Source]