Climate change. Even the slightest changes in climate can alter standards of living for billions of people around the globe, Marc Levy, the deputy director of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University, said Tuesday night. [News Source]

Fighting climate change unsuccessfully. Ahead of the UN summit to discuss climate change and its effects on the environment, forest researchers at the National Forestry Resources Research Institute (Naforri) are worried that weather changes are affecting our forests and rivers in the country. [News Source]

Oceanography professor speaks at Cumberland County College about changing climate. Global warming may have deeper and more lasting effects than the melting of ice in the Arctic. It also may affect unseen life at the bottom of bays, boding ill for the long term. [News Source]

Report raises questions over future water use. The final report for the Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields project will be an invaluable resource in helping restore the system to health, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Sen. Penny Wong said last week. [News Source]

Scientists: Longer allergy season may be linked to climate change. Still sneezing, even though it's December? You might be able to blame it on global warming. Allergists are looking at the possibility that global warming produces bigger ragweed plants that pump more pollen into the atmosphere. [News Source]

Venice under water for second day. Venice was under water again on Tuesday after suffering its worst flooding in 22 years, as a new tide left the Renaissance city awash up to about thigh level. [News Source]

‘Spread the word; reduce, reuse, recycle.’ Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Virginia Dale talked about climate change, global warming and greenhouse gases, and how those issues affect East Tennessee at a luncheon hosted by the League of Women Voters. [News Source]

Summit tackles changing oceans. Officials from aquariums and zoos across the nation and Canada have convened in Monterey for a summit on climate change and the oceans. [News Source]

Brazil’s Amazon plan sounds bold, but doubts abound. With its bold pledge to halve the rate of Amazon deforestation, Brazil wants to boost its international environmental credentials. But it may lack the conviction and resources to reach its goal. [News Source]

U.S. report questions value of carbon-offset deals. Europe's greenhouse gas market has shown that investments by rich countries into clean-energy projects in poor nations are not always the best way to cut emissions blamed for global warming, the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress reported on Tuesday. [News Source]

Raise climate adaptation cash by selling global emissions rights - Oxfam. Developed countries could raise more than $50 billion each year to help poor countries adapt to climate change if they auctioned off emissions rights that will be allocated under a new global climate pact after 2012. [News Source]