Japan to back global warming targets (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News) Japan will reportedly accept numerical targets to cut global warming emissions in a new climate change pact, reversing its stance. [News Source]

Ross Selected To Global Warming Delegation (The Morning News) PRESCOTT -- Fourth District Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, has been selected to the bipartisan congressional delegation on global warming, and will travel to Antarctica and Australia. [News Source]

Climate change to transform California (KGO-TV Bay Area) Scientists are trying to forecast how global warming might affect the nation's most geographically diverse state. [News Source]

Global warming may be changing shrimp spawning habits (WWL-TV New Orleans) THIBODAUX -- Besides the delayed appearance of waterfowl to southern climates, droughts and forest fires, shifts in the sexual behavior of shrimp may be added to early signs of global warming. [News Source]

Global warming to alter Calif. landscape (The Charlotte Observer) California is defined by its scenery, from the mountains that enchanted John Muir to the wine country and beaches that define its culture around the world. But as scientists try to forecast how global warming might affect the nation's most geographically diverse state, they envision a landscape that could look quite different by the end of this century, if not sooner. Where celebrities, surfers ... [News Source]

Global Warming to Alter Calif. Landscape (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) California is defined by its scenery, from the mountains that enchanted John Muir to the wine country and beaches that define its culture around the world. But as scientists try to forecast how global warming might affect the nation's most geographically diverse state, they envision a landscape that could look quite different by the end of this century, if not sooner. Where ... [News Source]

Global Warming to Alter Calif. Landscape (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) California is defined by its scenery, from the mountains that enchanted John Muir to the wine country and beaches that define its culture around the world. But as scientists try to forecast how global warming might affect the nation's most geographically diverse state, they envision a landscape that could look quite different by the end of this century, if not sooner. Where ... [News Source]

Global warming may be changing shrimp spawning habits (The Daily Comet) THIBODAUX, La. Besides the delayed appearance of waterfowl to southern climates, droughts and forest fires, shifts in the sexual behavior of shrimp may be added to early signs of global warming. [News Source]

Letter: Man-caused global warming a hoax (AG Weekly) As a plant scientist, I am concerned that Idaho and most states are planning to limit and reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions. This is being done to supposedly reduce global warming. [News Source]

Japan: Toyota executive to advise on climate change (Mallenbaker.net) The Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has appointed Hiroshi Okuda, a senior advisor for Toyota, to become a special advisor to the Cabinet on the economy and global warming. [News Source]

Japan Aims To Enlist China In The Fight Against Global Warming (New London Day) Beijing — Japan urged China to do more to fight global warming and pledged to help the country reduce runaway pollution during high-level talks in [News Source]