Climate change threat to Japanese Zen gardens (Times Online) Kyoto, the old capital of Japan, is famous for two things: its Buddhist temples and the 1997 treaty that set out, with mixed results, to tackle global warming. Now the failure of the second is threatening the first as accelerating climate change eats away at Kyoto's ancient heritage. [News Source]

Global warming’s toasty water connection to Gustav (Las Vegas Sun) Sun, Aug 31, 2008 (2:27 p.m.) 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 of debate. [News Source]

Global warming’s toasty water connection to Gustav (The Biloxi Sun Herald) For the past several years, scientists have traded papers and jibes about the effect global warming has already had - if any - on hurricanes. Some scientists, such as Christopher Landsea at the National Hurricane Center, have faulted the quality of storm numbers and the length of time used for historical study used by Curry, Webster and others to connect to hurricanes to global warming. [News Source]

Global warming’s toasty water connection to Gustav (AP via Yahoo! News) 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 of debate. [News Source]

Global warming’s toasty water connection to Gustav (KATC 3 Lafayette) 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... [News Source]

Scientists issue warning that technology to beat global warming may backfire (Times Online) Engineering solutions to modify the Earth's environment and climate may be necessary if humanity is to adapt to global warming, a group of influential scientists will say today. [News Source]

Gore Hailed, Warns Against McCain, Climate Change (Planet Ark) DENVER - Al Gore, who lost the 2000 election but has become a world leader on the environment, was embraced at the Democratic Party's convention on Thursday as a comeback hero -- with a warning against John McCain and climate change. [News Source]

UN chief wants next US president to show greater leadership in tackling climate change (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) GENEVA - The next U.S. president must show greater leadership than previous administrations in tackling climate change, the head of the United Nations said Sunday. [News Source]

Jellyfish numbers swell by swarms and smacks. The "cockroaches of the sea" are washing up on beaches, choking inlets and clogging nuclear plant coolant intakes. Scientists say it could be a symptom of sickening oceans. [News Source]

China’s Arctic expedition team starts research in 87 degree north latitude. China's third Arctic expedition team started research operations in 87 degree north latitude, the northernmost part of the Arctic that the research team has ever arrived. [News Source]

Green light given to eco-driving test. It is no longer enough to be a safe driver in Scotland. You will now also have to be an eco-safe driver. [News Source]