Weekend Climate Change Rallies Planned Across Northwest (Oregon Public Broadcasting) People concerned about global warming will gather in cities across the Northwest Saturday. It's part of a national day of action to draw attention to climate change. [News Source]

Africa: Climate Change - Africa Faces More Risk (AllAfrica.com) A UN regional report on climate change has predicted more hunger, diseases and water shortages in Africa due to the impact of global warming. [News Source]

$170m for climate change strategy (Adelaide Now) PRIME Minister John Howard has committed $170 million to a new climate change adaptation strategy, including a new $126 million centre to examine global warming effects already underway. [News Source]

Call for more action on climate change (Nyngan Observer) The federal government will pump more than $100 million into a climate change adaptation centre to map the impact of global warming on Australia. [News Source]

Govt will fund climate change centre (Ararat Advertiser) The commonwealth will fund a climate change adaptation centre to inform the nation of the likely impact of global warming. [News Source]

Focus on climate change (Herald Sun) THE Commonwealth will fund a climate change adaptation centre to inform the nation of the likely impact of global warming. [News Source]