Global warming’s toasty water connection to Gustav (The Star) WASHINGTON (AP): Global warming has probably made Hurricane Gustav a bit stronger and wetter, some top scientists said, but the specific connection between climate change and stronger hurricanes remains an issue of debate. [News Source]

Global warming’s toasty water connection to Gustav (NBC 15 Mobile) Global warming has probably made Hurricane Gustav a bit stronger and wetter, some top scientists said Sunday, but the specific connection between climate change and stronger hurricanes remains an issue... [News Source]

SHIFTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE (The Telegraph) There is a growing mismatch between the words and deeds of affluent industrialized countries on the subject of climate change. While joining the rest of the world in calling for enhanced action on climate change, they are failing to meet even their existing responsibilities. [News Source]

‘Big dry’ turns farms into deserts. In South Australia, land once brimming with water is now a desert. In recent years, the number of farms in the area has dropped from 55 to just 10. [News Source]

Becoming green: Baylor research, TSTC workforce training could nurture Waco’s green economy. The race is on in Waco, Texas and the goal of the race: To find the most effective alternatives to fossil fuel and develop technologies that reduce the human impact on air, water and land [News Source]

Planemakers look for less pollution, more efficiency. Wichita's general aviation industry is thinking greener. [News Source]

Toyota to lease new fuel cell hybrid. Toyota Motor Corp says it will start leasing its new fuel cell hybrid next month as part of its efforts to encourage the widespread use of the zero-emission vehicles. [News Source]

Seminar held on effects of climate change on agriculture. Federal Minister for Environment Hameedullah Jan Afridi on Saturday said that the government is strongly committed to protecting the wealth that nature has endowed on the country from the adverse impacts of climatic changes. [News Source]

California land use subject to global warming review. For decades, California cities and counties knew one way to grow—by sprawling outward. Now a bill under consideration in Sacramento would encourage clustered growth. [News Source]

Iceland president for Himalayan council to fight climate change. Visiting Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson yesterday suggested the creation of a Himalayan council for countries surrounding the Himalayas, including Bangladesh, India and China, to research and cooperate on combating the accelerating effects of climate change in the region. [News Source]

CA calls for urgent steps at all levels. Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday called for immediate actions at national, regional and global levels to face the impacts of climate change that poses threats to food security and livelihoods of millions. [News Source]