Global warming induced hurricanes of higher intensity 13 Aug 2008, 1602 hrs IST,ANI (The Times of India) WASHINGTON: Global warming will decrease hurricane activity, but if formed they would be of very high intensity, says a group of researchers. In the study, scientists have developed a new method for evaluating the frequency of hurricane formation in present and future tropical climates. [News Source]

Shell rebuked for ‘greenwash’ over ad for polluting oil project. The Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell misled the public about the green credentials of a vastly polluting oil project in Canada, in an attempt to assure consumers of its good environmental record, a media watchdog will rule today. [News Source]

Complaint upheld over Shell advert. Royal Dutch Shell faces fresh criticism of environmental claims in its marketing as the Advertising Standards Authority looks to set stricter standards for “greenwashing”. [News Source]

Lake Tahoe clearer, but report mostly bleak. The news from Lake Tahoe and its over-stressed health is mixed this year: Its legendary blue depths are a tiny bit clearer, but the polluting effects of the Angora fire that burned 3,100 acres and destroyed 254 homes a year ago are still unknown. [News Source]

Can NY infrastructure handle floods, intense heat? Flooded subways, bridges deteriorating in the hot sun, rising seas nipping at the edges of Manhattan -- they are all possible effects of global warming that a panel is considering as it studies how the city's infrastructure will hold up to climate change. [News Source]

Top climate-impacts programme shut. The lay-off last week of a senior political scientist involved in helping poor countries prepare for climate change has exposed a stark division in opinions on the core purpose of a key US climate-research institution. [News Source]

Global warming worsening ragweed allergies. The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology says global climate change is making ragweed season worse for allergy patients this year. [News Source]

Human activity, El Niño warming West Antarctic. Human activity and the El Niño weather pattern over the last century have warmed West Antarctica, part of the world's coldest continent, according to a study based on four years of collecting ice core data. [News Source]

Kenya: Severe weather coming. Mombasa and other Kenyan coastal towns should prepare for severe storms and flooding with temperatures rising by almost three degrees centigrade in the next couple of years, climate experts now warn. [News Source]

Allergists warn global warming will make pollen more abundant, potent. Just in time for ragweed's arrival, allergists are warning that global warming is fueling more abundant and potent pollen and otherwise threatening easy breathing. [News Source]

Global warming induced hurricanes may be fewer, but of higher intensity. Global warming will decrease hurricane activity, but if formed they would be of very high intensity, says a group of researchers. [News Source]