Worst storm in 48 years batters Caribbean islands. Hurricane Ike was closing in on Cuba last night after damaging 80% of homes on the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos, causing fresh misery for a region battered by tropical storms. [News Source]

Ike weakens to Cat. 2 storm, may hit Fla. Tuesday. Thousands of tourists cleared out of Key West on Sunday ahead of Hurricane Ike, which lashed the Caribbean and is forecast to take a swipe at the Keys on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. [News Source]

Season’s hurricanes pummel dunes, mangle coasts. The storm lineup has devastated the sensitive coastal environment. Islands have vanished. [News Source]

Underground CO2 a long way off. One of the cheapest, easiest ways to make electricity in America is to burn coal, but there's this little problem of global warming. [News Source]

The glaciers in the Pyrenees will disappear in less than 50 years. Much has been said about the situation of the glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, but little is known about those in the high mountain areas of the Iberian Peninsular. [News Source]

Floods now an all-year danger, warn experts. Climate change is causing an erratic pattern of flooding as disasters can now strike at any time of the year, the Environment Agency warned after torrential rain again brought misery to parts of Britain. [News Source]

Bark beetles are feasting on Utah forests. A vicious cycle is brewing in Utah: Bark beetles are killing a lot of trees in the state. [News Source]

Melting Swiss glacier yields Neolithic trove, climate secrets. The unremarkable journey through the Schnidejoch pass, a lofty trail 2,756 metres (9,000 feet) above sea level, has been a boon to scientists but it would never have emerged if climate change were not melting the nearby glacier. [News Source]

Hurricanes getting more powerful. A new study finds the worst hurricanes are becoming more intense. The authors speculate it might be because of climate change. [News Source]

Global warming kills Wyoming forests. Millions of trees are dying in the forests surrounding Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. [News Source]

Global warming boosting power of cyclones. Global warming is likely to boost the power of the strongest tropical cyclones, according to a study by American scientists. [News Source]