Global Warming and Climate Change News

Group to review climate change report (Herald Journal)
Sunday August 12th 2007, 11:17 pm

Gov. Jon Huntsman’s Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee on Climate Change is poised this week to review a draft report that could yield policy decisions down the line as state officials wrestle with the controversial issue. [News Source]

Merkel pledges action on climate change (NDTV)
Sunday August 12th 2007, 8:22 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to keep up the pressure for a new global agreement to combat climate change, which nations are to begin negotiating at UN-sponsored talks in December. [News Source]

Climate change, humans endanger historic Silk Road stop (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sunday August 12th 2007, 6:00 pm

China's historic Silk Road city of Dunhuang and its archaeological treasures are under threat from the effects of climate change, human activity and mismanagement, state media reported on Sunday. [News Source]

Climate change protesters set up camp near London Heathrow (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sunday August 12th 2007, 3:22 pm

Environmental protesters on Sunday began setting up camp near London's main Heathrow airport ahead of planned protests to highlight what they say is the aviation industry's role in global warming. [News Source]

Trees Won’t Fix Global Warming (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
Sunday August 12th 2007, 9:15 am

The plan to use trees as a way to suck up and store the extra carbon dioxide emitted into Earth's atmosphere to combat global warming isn't such a hot idea, new research indicates. [News Source]

Tas floods prompt climate change warning (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Sunday August 12th 2007, 1:18 am

The Greens predict extreme events such as the flooding in Tasmania will become more frequent because of climate change. [News Source]