Climate change forcing critters to move up (San Francisco Chronicle) From the mountains of Yosemite to the tropical lowlands of Costa Rica, global warming is forcing animals and plants to move to higher and higher elevations, searching for climates that have allowed them to evolve and thrive for millions of years. The exodus... [News Source]

Tropical species also threatened by climate change (AP via Yahoo! News) If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica. [News Source]

Satellites collect data on sea temperatures

Satellites are helping scientists expand a virtual network to watch for increases in ocean temperatures that can damage or kill the fragile ecosystems of coral reefs worldwide.

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Tropical species also threatened by climate change (AP via Yahoo! News) If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica. [News Source]

Carbon traders or corporate raiders? Some say carbon-trading programs offer the best compromise between free enterprise and government regulation. But others claim that compromise comes at the expense of the poor and minorities hardest hit by air pollution. [News Source]

No friend of solar power. “I have voted for alternate fuel all of my time, and no one can be opposed to alternate energy,” GOP candidate John McCain said in first presidential debate. But his legislative record shows otherwise. [News Source]

How—and where—will we live in 2015? In an ironic twist, the first city to fully turn its back on petroleum is likely to spring up in the United Arab Emirates, the oil-producing giant in the Middle East. The future is now for sustainable cities in the U.K., China, and the U.A.E. [News Source]

South Phoenix gets $1 million to fight air pollution. The state has agreed to pay for a $1 million effort to track air pollution and screen children for respiratory illnesses, following an outcry over a plan to use a polluter's fine to fight global warming. [News Source]

Copenhagen needs more dikes to ward off higher seas. ``There's no need to panic, but it's necessary to prepare already now for rising sea levels to limit economic loses,'' Danish Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard said. [News Source]

Climate change could force millions from homes. 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]

Don’t be fooled by seemingly “permanent” permafrost. Scientists have discovered that some ancient permafrost survived previous warm periods, but today’s permafrost does not seem to be permanent. [News Source]