Report studies effects, impacts of global warming (Daily Nebraskan) Although it is widely accepted to exist, the question of whether humans truly cause global warming still remains. This issue and more was addressed in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's report "Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis," which was released on Friday. [News Source]

EXCLUSIVE-China preparing national plan for climate change (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Chris Buckley BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - China is preparing its first plan to battle wrenching climate change, a senior policy adviser said, stressing rising alarm about global warming in a ... [News Source]

Un Secretary General Calls for Rapid Response to Climate Change (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Singapore News) NEW YORK, Feb 5 Asia Pulse - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to deal swiftly with global warming, following a warning by the world's leading climatologists of impending catastrophe caused by the climate change. [News Source]

UN Climate Change Report Refutes Alarmism (Scoop.co.nz) LONDON, UK—An independent review of the latest United Nations report on climate change shows that the scientific evidence about global warming remains uncertain and provides no basis for alarmism. [News Source]

Warming up to climate change (The Manila Times) The report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last week confirms what hardcore environmentalists have long been warning us about: Human activity, not natural causes, is the biggest culprit in global warming. [News Source]

Denying the reality of climate change (Blogcritics.org) Many people with a serious illness have trouble accepting it; they'll deny it and ignore it for as long as possible. Global warming produces a somewhat similar reaction in some people. This continued doubt has a parallel in the 1964 Surgeon General study that established the link between smoking and cancer. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report last week is ... [News Source]

References to ‘global warming’ are still an issue (Laredo Morning Times) Last Tuesday, news came from a congressional hearing that scientists working for government agencies had been pressured to take out wording that referred to “global warming” or “climate change.”The report was based upon 279 climate scientists that took part in a survey. [News Source]

How Will Global Warming Affect Colorado? (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs) Experts reviewing Friday's international report on climate change and global warming say Colorado can expect warmer winters, less mountain snow and lower stream flows in the future. [News Source]