Global Warming and Climate Change News

Palin Changes Position on Climate Change (US News & World Report)
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:06 pm

The candidate previously believed that humans did not contribute to global warming. [News Source]

Adapt or die.
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:00 pm

As the costs of climate change bear down on the poor, so their demands grow that rich countries--which caused most of the problems--should help them cope. [News Source]

Nitrogen emerges as the latest climate-change threat.
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:00 pm

Scientists are raising alarms about yet another threat to Earth's climate and human well-being. This time it's nitrogen, a common element essential to all life. [News Source]

Eco groups divided over gasification.
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:00 pm

More than a dozen Indiana and national advocacy groups are decrying the $2.3 billion coal gasification plant being footed mostly by ratepayers, claiming it will raise emissions of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide more than 700 percent. [News Source]

Antarctic winter ice gets bigger; Arctic shrinks.
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:00 pm

The amount of sea ice around Antarctica has grown in recent Septembers in what could be an unusual side-effect of global warming, experts said on Friday. [News Source]

Glacier effects predicted by UM scientist.
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:00 pm

We've all heard jokes about something or someone moving with the slowness of a glacier. Well it turns out that glaciers all over the world are moving faster today as a direct result of climate change. [News Source]

Experts warn of more floods in northern India.
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:00 pm

The researchers analyzed the discharge of glacial melt into these rivers and found changing water flow patterns in the river due to global warming. [News Source]

Food is Fuel.
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:00 pm

The food we eat is more than just energy for our bodies. Its production is responsible for almost 20 percent of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. [News Source]

Ice core studies confirm accuracy of climate models.
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:00 pm

An analysis has been completed of the global carbon cycle and climate for a 70,000 year period in the most recent Ice Age, showing a remarkable correlation between carbon dioxide levels and surprisingly abrupt changes in climate. [News Source]

Tapping power from trash.
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:00 pm

Methane, an ozone-damaging greenhouse produced by landfills, is being captured and increasingly used to generate electricity and heat. [News Source]

Gujarat’s GHG emissions fourth highest in country.
Saturday September 13th 2008, 7:00 pm

Gujarat accounts for the fourth highest emission of greenhouse gases in the country. The state, known for its chemical, pharma and textile industry, emitted 155 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent last year. [News Source]