US turning around on global warming: Merkel (AFP via Yahoo! News) The United States has become more involved in the fight against global warming since Hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans two years ago, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday. [News Source]

Climate change: Washington talks will spur UN deal for 2009, says US (AFP via Yahoo! News) The top US negotiator on climate change said Thursday that talks among 16 major polluters in Washington next month could help unblock a global deal on tackling greenhouse gases under UN auspices by 2009. [News Source]

USA downplays split with EU on climate change (USA Today) The USA and Europe are working together to tackle global warming, the chief U.S. climate negotiator said Wednesday, deflecting growing criticism within the EU and the developing world over Washington's perceived go-it-alone stance. [News Source]

Climate change: Washington talks will spur UN deal for 2009, says US (AFP via Yahoo! News) The top US negotiator on climate change said Thursday that talks among 16 major polluters in Washington next month could help unblock a global deal on tackling greenhouse gases under UN auspices by 2009. [News Source]

Sierra Club: Record Heat Related to Global Warming (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix) Rob Smith with the Sierra Club says our record run of heat can be pinpointed to global warming. "Global warming pollutions which means it gets hotter and drier in the deserts around the world including around here." [News Source]

UN Seeks Measures to Combat Crises Provoked by Climate Change (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Rising sea levels are likely to prompt mass migrations accompanied by conflicts and sanitary crises, requiring urgent planning to guarantee food and other essentials, a UN conference on climate change heard. [News Source]

US turning around on global warming: Merkel (Philstar.com) TOKYO (AFP) - The United States has become more involved in the fight against global warming in the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday. [News Source]

Ireland Gets Wetter, Warmer With Climate Change, Agency Says (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Ireland is getting wetter and warmer as a result of climate change, trends that are set to continue, the country's Environmental Protection Agency said. [News Source]

Irish EPA Cites Climate Change in Rapid Rise of Average Temperature (Washington Post) DUBLIN, Aug. 29 -- Ireland's average temperature has been rising at twice the global rate since the early 1980s and parts of the country are becoming wetter and more prone to flooding due to climate change, a government-funded report said Wednesday. [News Source]

Global warming flood threat worse than predicted: study (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) New research on plants suggests that global warming could increase the risk of flooding more than previously estimated. [News Source]

Meghalaya tribe to honour Al Gore on global warming (Gulf Times) GUWAHATI: Tribal people in India’s remote northeast plan to honour former US vice president Al Gore with an award for promoting awareness on climate change that they say will have a devastating impact on their homeland. [News Source]