WHO: 77,000 Die Annually In Asia-Pacific From Climate Change (Sinchew) KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: International experts will meet next month to discuss the threat to health posed by global warming, which directly or indirectly contributes to about 77,000 deaths annually in Asia-Pacific, the World Health Organization said Thursday (June 28th). [News Source]

Starbucks stores to promote film about climate change (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Starbucks has picked a second movie to promote, "Arctic Tale," a documentary about the impact of global warming on polar bears and walruses. [News Source]

US politicians recognise global warming (Tenterfield Star) The US House of Representatives, aiming to put an end to the debate over whether global warming is actually occurring, passed legislation recognising the "reality" of climate change and providing money to work on the problem. [News Source]

US politicians recognise global warming (Nyngan Observer) The US House of Representatives, aiming to put an end to the debate over whether global warming is actually occurring, passed legislation recognising the "reality" of climate change and providing money to work on the problem. [News Source]

US politicians recognise global warming (Tenterfield Star) The US House of Representatives, aiming to put an end to the debate over whether global warming is actually occurring, passed legislation recognising the "reality" of climate change and providing money to work on the problem. [News Source]

Global warming will increase world death rate (New Scientist) The increase in extremely hot summers predicted by climate change models may lead to a higher death toll – largely from heart attacks [News Source]

House passes bill affirming global warming exists (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, aiming to put an end to the debate over whether global warming is actually occurring, passed legislation recognizing the "reality" of climate change and providing money to work on the problem. [News Source]

NASA Expedition Will Examine Climate Change, Ozone In Tropics (Science Daily) A high-flying NASA mission over Costa Rica and Panama in July and August should help scientists better understand how tropical storms influence global warming and stratospheric ozone depletion. [News Source]

Prof says global warming is dangerous to your freedom (CNET) Blog: Article says climate change may lead to centralized international control. [News Source]

UPDATE: US Senate Climate Change Bill Could Be A Breakthrough (Nasdaq) WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Two key members of the U.S. Senate's environmental policy committee are teaming up on climate change legislation, hoping to unveil a bill by early August that could serve as the breakthrough needed to enable a new climate policy to move forward in Congress. [News Source]

Global warming and the hazards of traveling (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) I recently arrived from a business trip abroad and it seems that even in countries with supposedly cooler climates, crazy temperature swings can happen, obviously a result of global warming. [News Source]