Asian journalists discuss climate change (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge – President of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, Dinh The Huynh has stressed the importance of competency among journalists and the role of the mass media whilst calling for global cooperation in the fight against climate change. [News Source]

Asian journalists discuss climate change (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge – President of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, Dinh The Huynh has stressed the importance of competency among journalists and the role of the mass media whilst calling for global cooperation in the fight against climate change. [News Source]

Climate change could force millions from homes (The Star) BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Environmental damage such as desertification or flooding caused by climate change could force millions of peoples from their homes in the next few decades, experts said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Climate change could force millions from homes (The Star) BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Environmental damage such as desertification or flooding caused by climate change could force millions of peoples from their homes in the next few decades, experts said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Deadly by the dozen: 12 diseases climate change may make worse. Bird flu, cholera, Ebola, plague and tuberculosis are just a few of the diseases likely to spread and worsen as a result of climate change according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. Monitoring wildlife can detect pathogens before major outbreaks. [News Source]

Seeking Africa’s green revolution. From the begging bowl to the bread basket: in just two years, Malawi has gone from famine to food surplus - a minor agricultural miracle that will be needed elsewhere as climate change rewrites weather patterns. [News Source]

Farmers will grow drought resistant crops in four years. In an effort to fight global warming, genetically modified crops--that are drought resistant--will be grown by farmers within four to five years, according to scientists. [News Source]

Climate sector’s revenue hits $300bn. Companies providing goods and services that tackle climate change now form a bigger industry grouping than the global software and biotechnology sectors combined, according to new research. [News Source]

Polar bears in Alaska tug-of-war. Sam Leavitt, an Inupiat Eskimo, was born and raised in Barrow, Alaska's most northern town. He recounts the negative changes local people have seen recently in the polar bear population. [News Source]

Autumn reds disappearing as global warming blurs boundaries between the seasons. The vibrant palette of autumn is draining away from Europe's woodlands, as global warming continues to blur the boundaries between seasons, scientists have warned. [News Source]

Haggis at risk from global warming. Sheep's lung, a principle ingredient of the meat pudding, is increasingly difficult for butchers to find, as so many lungs are infected with a parasitic worm. [News Source]