Fires, drought ‘due to global warming’ (Townsville Bulletin) DROUGHT and bushfires ravaging Australia are the devastating outcomes of global warming, the Australian Greens said. Bushfires are raging in South Australia and Victoria, while firefighters have managed to bring blazes in suburban Hobart under control overnight. [News Source]

Fires, drought ‘due to global warming’ (The Australian) DROUGHT and bushfires ravaging Australia are the devastating outcomes of global warming, the Australian Greens said. [News Source]

Global Warming Concern Unites Groups (San Diego Business Journal) Four San Diego institutions have announced a partnership to increase awareness of global warming and the impacts it could have on the local climate. Events begin with a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the San Diego Natural History Museum. [News Source]

Global warming threatens rich fall colors.

New England’s iconic autumn foliage, spectacular in its color, may one day fade permanently rather than just annually.

Global Warming Concern Unites Groups (San Diego Business Journal) Four San Diego institutions have announced a partnership to increase awareness of global warming and the impacts it could have on the local climate. Events begin with a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the San Diego Natural History Museum. [News Source]

Climate Change Poses Serious Risks To Insurers And Customers, Says Report (PollutionOnline) The study, Climate Change and Insurance: An Agenda for Action in the United States details climate change has the potential to significantly alter and intensify destructive weather patterns in the U.S., leading to increased flooding, forest fires, and storm damage [News Source]

Does clean-energy initiative promise more than it can deliver? A clean-energy initiative on Washington's November ballot promises to reduce the state's dependence on fossil fuels, combat global warming and cut the cost of electricity. [News Source]

U.S. insurers told to look at risk of future losses. When it comes to assessing the cost of global warming, U.S. insurance companies are playing catch-up with their European counterparts, according to a study released Tuesday by insurer Allianz Group and the World Wildlife Fund. [News Source]

God’s green Earth. Although the veracity of the global warming crisis is debated among evangelicals, many leaders express regret at coming late to the "caring for creation" effort and they're urging the faithful to look at the problems caused by greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Climate change may hurt Asian economies. Hotter temperatures and higher sea levels could devastate Asian economies, displace millions of people and put millions more at risk from infectious disease, according to a climate change report released Monday. [News Source]

Global warming may melt caribou ‘ice cream’. The age-old traditions and subsistence diets of Shishmaref residents are threatened by global warming. [News Source]