Future governor’s help asked for oceans. A coalition of 20 environmental, fishing, diving and civic groups are asking Democrat Jim Davis and Republican Charlie Crist to make ocean issues a top priority when one of them moves into the governor's mansion next year. [News Source]

Environmentalists pitch ocean, coastal solutions. Twenty environmental, recreational and civic groups unveiled a blueprint Tuesday for dealing with threats to Florida's coasts and ocean waters including pollution, beach erosion, offshore drilling, global warming and overfishing. [News Source]

Groups plan push over water issues. Florida’s coasts are in trouble, and the state’s next governor should do something about it, a coalition of 20 environmental groups said Tuesday. [News Source]

Storm warnings. Researchers in a new study of global warming and rising sea surface temperatures have drawn some conclusions that ought to compel the attention of policymakers, public officials and taxpayers in the Carolinas. [News Source]

Action needed on climate change. Scientists are now in general agreement about global warming, particularly when they look at manmade greenhouse gases. [News Source]

An inconvenient truth: beware the politician in fleece clothing . Al Gore's film delivers a stunning lesson on global warming. It should also alert Britons to the danger of voting on personality. [News Source]

Lead with action, lead by example. If New Mexico takes a strong stand on global warming, it can become a model for the nation and world. [News Source]

Siberia and climate change. Scientists are warning that Siberia could be a far larger source of greenhouse gases than we had ever thought. [News Source]

Zero degrees of separation. Sensible thinking about climate change is hard to come by, as the recommendations of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano's Climate Change Advisory Group demonstrates. [News Source]

Study ties warming to intense hurricanes.

Most of the increase in ocean temperature that feeds more intense hurricanes is a result of human-induced global warming, says a study that one researcher says “closes the loop” between climate change and powerful storms like Katrina.

New study ties global warming to stronger hurricanes (WPMI 15) WASHINGTON (AP) - Most of the increase in ocean temperature that feeds more intense hurricanes is a result of human-induced global warming, says a study that one researcher says "closes the loop" between climate change and powerful storms like Katrina. [News Source]