Global warming: Just deal with it, some scientists say (Los Angeles Times) The 'non-skeptic heretic club' says it would be easier and cheaper to adapt than fight climate change. Critics say the flaw in the theory is that the effects will be unpredictable. The disastrous hurricanes of recent years have become the poster children of global warming. [News Source]

Bangladesh is speaking up on global warming (Guardian Unlimited) While the least developed countries suffer the worst effects of climate change, brought about by the actions of the rich, they have no voice in global warming talks. Now Bangladesh is leading a fightback. By John Vidal [News Source]

Act local for climate change: activist (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) A national conservation group says a new report highlights the contribution Australians can make in limiting the effects of climate change. [News Source]

Ice shelf on verge of collapse

A vast ice shelf hanging on by a thin strip looks to be the next chunk to break off from the Antarctic Peninsula, the latest sign of global warming’s impact on Earth's southernmost continent.

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Australian wine industry feels heat from climate change (Environmental News Network) MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian grape growers reckon they are the canary in the coalmine of global warming, as a long drought forces winemakers to rethink the styles of wine they can produce and the regions they can grow in. The three largest grape-growing regions in Australia, the driest inhabited continent on earth, all depend on irrigation to survive. The high cost of water has made life ... [News Source]

Australian wine industry feels heat from climate change (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Australian grape growers reckon they are the canary in the coalmine of global warming, as a long drought forces winemakers to rethink the styles of wine they can produce and the regions they can grow in. [News Source]

Soot may play big role in climate change (Los Angeles Times) A new study says that black carbon pollution contributes more to global warming than previously thought. Black carbon pollution, or soot, produced by burning wood, coal, cow dung and diesel fuel, may be a much greater contributor to global warming than previously suspected, according to a study released this week. [News Source]

Nigeria: Global Warming - Researchers Advocate Reduced ‘Black Carbon’ (AllAfrica.com) The fight against climate change will get better if only there will be a sharp reduction in the amount of 'black carbon', researchers have said. [News Source]