Papua forests seen under palm oil threat. Indonesia must do more to save pristine rainforests in Papua from destruction, particularly with plans to open up huge tracts of land to develop palm oil plantations, environmentalists said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Researchers study global warming impact on hurricanes. Federal researchers hope a supercomputer that crunches 76 trillion equations per second can shed light on whether global warming might lead to fewer, yet more powerful hurricanes. [News Source]

Wildlife gives early warning of ‘deadly dozen’ diseases spread by climate change. Ebola, cholera, plague and sleeping sickness were among those identified yesterday by veterinary scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society as spreading across the planet because of climate change. [News Source]

Climate change spreading ‘deadly dozen’ diseases, experts warn. Diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society warned today. [News Source]

“Deadly dozen” diseases could stem from global warming. A spike in deadly infectious diseases in wildlife and people may be the "most immediate consequence" of global warming, according to a new report released today. [News Source]

Agency warns of threat to flows. English wildlife could come under threat, water quality be reduced and agriculture affected if river flow levels drop massively by 2050 as climate change takes hold, experts warned today. [News Source]

Blame diseases on climate change. A "deadly dozen" diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Biological traits make animals susceptible to climate change. More than one in three birds, half of amphibians and almost three-quarters of reef-building corals are at risk from climate change, a new study has revealed. [News Source]

Supermarkets urged to reduce choice and meat sales. Supermarkets will have to abandon their focus on consumer choice and reduce or axe stocks of the most environmentally damaging foods such as meat, dairy and air-freighted fresh products, a new report warns today. [News Source]

Big is not beautiful any more. The world's auto industry is in a big, deep funk and change — massive, wrenching change — is coming. Fast. [News Source]

Are you ready for carbon trading? Carbon trading could put a million Australian jobs at risk if it is introduced too quickly or too steeply, warn industry groups. [News Source]