U.N.: Climate Change Threatens Glacier Disappearance (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - The United Nations warned Monday that continuing global warming at its projected rate would result in large swathes of mountain ranges worldwide losing their glaciers by the end of the century. [News Source]

Does global warming fuel big hurricanes? (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) Global warming has probably made Hurricane Gustav a bit stronger and wetter, some top scientists said yesterday, but the specific connection between climate change and stronger hurricanes remains an issue of debate. [News Source]

Temperature rises ‘will be double the safe limit’ for global warming. A bleak new study now suggests we should be adjusting our expectations towards far higher rises than 2C, perhaps twice as high. Expected rise in sea levels have been seriously underestimated. [News Source]

Global warming’s toasty water connection to Gustav. 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]

Wind farm plans clash with pristine site in eastern Oregon. Steens Mountain in Oregon is becoming a battleground for a wind power developer that sees gold in the Steens' stiff breezes -- and red in the eyes of environmentalists. [News Source]

Dengue reborn: Widespread resurgence of a resilient vector. In less than two decades, dengue—once a well-controlled disease—has reemerged with a vengeance, with epidemics following the Aedes mosquito vectors as they travel into new habitat. [News Source]

First big test of post-Katrina disaster response. Gustav, which was forecast to make landfall west of New Orleans on Monday night, will provide the first big test of improved disaster response capabilities and strengthened flood defences in Louisiana since Katrina. [News Source]

One million flee New Orleans. More than a million people have fled Louisiana as killer Hurricane Gustav roared toward New Orleans, a fragile US coastal city still deeply scarred by the devastating 2005 Katrina storm. [News Source]

Gulf Coast waits for Gustav’s assault. From storied Bourbon Street to forgotten Jordan Avenue, this city took on the feel of a heavily guarded ghost town as it awaited Hurricane Gustav, expected to roar ashore today. [News Source]

New Orleans a ‘ghost town’ after thousands flee Gustav. New Orleans has become a "ghost town" with only 10,000 residents left after thousands fled to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Gustav, Mayor Ray Nagin said Sunday. [News Source]

Hurricane Gustav bears down on empty New Orleans. Hurricane Gustav neared the Gulf Coast early today with the first bands of its destructive rage, winds potent enough to spark a massive all-day exodus that all but emptied New Orleans and clogged Southern highways with nearly 2 million evacuees. [News Source]