Brazilian agriculture faces huge losses from climate change. Global warming will cause heavy financial losses to Brazil's agricultural sector over the next decade, a government study said Monday. [News Source]

People fight to save world’s deepest lake. Lake Baikal, a massive body of water in the vast Siberian taiga that's home to one of the most diverse ecosystems, faces threats ranging from pollution to climate change. [News Source]

Acute affects of climate change. Bob Tarrant, captain of the British navy's ice-patrol ship HMS Endurance, told delegates at a climate change seminar in Simon's Town how he had seen firsthand the acute affects of climate change in Antarctica. [News Source]

Climate change may hit islands. Bahrain's smaller islands are in danger of disappearing underwater as a result of global climate change, according to an environment expert. [News Source]

Elephants that never forget know how to survive drought. Older female elephants who have lived through extreme African droughts are able to draw on their knowledge and lead their groups to life-saving water holes. [News Source]

Mysterious jellyfish swarms seen in Europe, U.S.. The recent dramatic increases in jellyfish swarms along Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts highlight the need for more research into the life cycles of these stinging invertebrates, experts say. [News Source]

NY environmental board approves system to cap carbon dioxide emissions. New York Monday became the latest state to take steps to regulate carbon dioxide emissions to combat global warming. [News Source]

Beijing Olympic Games offer air pollution experiment. The brief hiatus in environmental degradation in Beijing offers a window of opportunity for scientists at Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UC San Diego to chronicle effects of curtailing pollution on global warming. [News Source]

How giants of the deep are helping us to understand climate change. As elephant seals dive and hunt in one of the most inaccessible environments on Earth, they are feeding back information that is helping to shed light on the climate, using sensors that have been stuck to their coats. [News Source]

Seals uncover frozen sea secrets. Elephant seals are being used to help climate change researchers gather data previously locked beneath icy seas. [News Source]

Elephant seals recruited to collect data from beneath Antarctic sea ice. Bitter cold and floating sea ice long frustrated scientists seeking to study the ocean around Antarctica in winter. The solution: Send in the seals. [News Source]