Forecast for Jersey: Carolina-like climate. If carbon emmissions continue to rise, a new report says that Northeast residents should expect a climate that resembles South Carolina. [News Source]

Ontario fears clean-air fallout. The federal government cannot tackle greenhouse-gas emissions simply by cracking down on the country's auto sector, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says. [News Source]

Ice age north Atlantic temperatures, tropical oceans linked. Sudden shifts in temperature over Greenland and tropical rainfall patterns during the last ice age have been linked for the first time to rapid changes in the salinity of the north Atlantic Ocean, providing further evidence that climate change can have a direct and rapid impact on ocean circulation and chemistry. [News Source]

A micro-step toward reef restoration. A project aimed at restoring the severely damaged Molasses Reef includes test-tube babies--corals, that is. These babies face a perilous and protracted path to adulthood, confronted by hurricanes, global warming, disease and pollution. [News Source]

Ottawa takes a darker view of Canada’s energy future. There are troubling questions regarding Canada's natural gas and oil output, particularly if concerns about global warming eventually force the industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Canada legislators urge Ottawa to stick to Kyoto. Canadian legislators tentatively urged the Conservative government on Wednesday to stick to emissions targets laid out by the Kyoto protocol on global warming -- targets that Ottawa says cannot be met. [News Source]

Canada under pressure over Kyoto. Canada's opposition parties have voted to force the Government to implement the Kyoto Protocol and meet emissions reduction targets the Government believes are unattainable. [News Source]

Melting permafrost a ’sleeping giant,’ climate experts say. The sun is beating down on an icy bluff, sending chunks of ancient permafrost crashing to the ground. [News Source]

Inhofe chilly in global-warming discussion. Sen. Jim Inhofe has taken his criticism of the mainstream media's coverage of global warming to the mainstream media. [News Source]

Climate change gives sex selection a boost. According to a study of shifts in bird migrations in response to global warming, competition for females may be helping some species adapt to climate change more quickly. [News Source]

Rutgers trio raises a warning for the planet. Three Rutgers scientists who collaborated on ocean research a decade ago, have found themselves at the forefront of global warming exploration. [News Source]