Global warming heating up Minnesota winters? At the tail end of this very hot summer, the United States Public Interest Research Group hopes to stoke the fire under politicians and the public over global warming. [News Source]

Climate change threat to gardens. The English cottage garden with its lush green lawns is under threat from climate change, according to the British government. [News Source]

NPPD advised to prepare for global warming rules. Nebraska’s biggest power district has been advised to get ready for global warming. [News Source]

Rich nations have ‘climate duty’. Rich nations must do far more to help poor countries cope with the consequences of climate change, an influential report by former World Bank chief economist Sir Nicholas Stern is expected to say. [News Source]

Ice caps are melting even in winter, global warming evidence mounts. The vast expanses of ice floating in the Arctic Sea are shrinking in winter as well as summer, most likely a result of global warming, NASA scientists said today. [News Source]

NASA scientists see new signs of global warming.

Yesterday NASA scientists reported that higher temperatures and a retreat of the sea ice over the last two winters offered new evidence that greenhouse gases were influencing the region’s climate.

Decline in winter Arctic ice linked to greenhouse gases. The amount of ice formed in the Arctic winter has declined sharply in the past two years. This significantly increases confidence that greenhouse gases from autos and industry are warming the globe. [News Source]

Don’t blame sun for global warming, study says. Sunspots alter the amount of energy Earth gets from the sun, but not enough to impact global climate change, a new study suggests. [News Source]

Climate fears for Bangladesh’s future. Climate modellers forecast that as the world warms, extreme floods and longer periods of drought will increase the number of environmental refugees fleeing Bangladesh. [News Source]

Spain’s beaches and flora feel the heat. The jellyfish arrived first. Confused Arctic seals came next. Not only has global warming already significantly altered Spain's natural environment, it is likely to continue to do so, confirm two recent studies. [News Source]

Hope shines over solar panel boom. Solar panel companies are riding high due to a sharp rise in demand this year. [News Source]