Giant Asian smog cloud masks global warming impact. A three-kilometre thick cloud of brown soot and other pollutants hanging over Asia is darkening cities, killing thousands and damaging crops but may be holding off the worst effects of global warming [News Source]

After the credit crunch, the oil crunch: watchdog warns over falling supplies. The International Energy Agency is to call today for an energy revolution and a "major de-carbonisation" of global fuel sources as the world confronts tighter oil supplies caused by shrinking investment. [News Source]

A closer look at Obama’s energy plan. President-elect Obama’s detailed 30-point energy agenda calls for big changes to address carbon emissions, fuel efficiency for vehicles, and domestic and renewable power and efficiency. [News Source]

Pollution may trigger tornadoes. The 2008 tornado season has been the deadliest in recent years, with 35 killer twisters killing 123 Americans. Could pollution be, partly, to blame? [News Source]

Haiti can’t face more defeats. Four major storms pounded Haiti in August and September, leaving nearly 1,000 dead and a million people homeless. [News Source]

Humans may have prevented super ice age. Our impact on Earth's climate might be even more profound than we realise. Before we started pumping massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the planet was on the brink of entering a semi-permanent ice age, two researchers have proposed. [News Source]

Hurricane destruction rising. Bill Read, who's finishing his first hurricane season as director of the National Hurricane Center, says future hurricanes will cause much more damage than those of the past. [News Source]

Experts: Northeast snowstorms are fewer, but bigger. While average New York winter temperatures have risen and seasonal snowfall has fallen over the past century, researcher Paul Kocin has identified a potential silver lining for snow-loving Long Islanders. [News Source]

Malaria alarms US authorities. Global warming is bringing malaria to areas like the US and Europe that were so far untouched. [News Source]

Science proves warming of Antarctica. The Antarctic holds the world's largest amount of fresh water in its icy grip, and it is most certainly warming as a result of greenhouse gases, say new scientific studies. [News Source]

Earth may face freeze worse than Ice Age: study. The planet could face a freeze worse than an Ice Age starting in as little as 10,000 years, giving future societies a headache the opposite of coping with global warming, scientists said on Wednesday. [News Source]