Sound of music linked to climate change (The Times of India) SHILLONG: Astounding as it may sound, scientists are not ruling out the possibility that climate change may have affected the sound of wooden musical instruments in the face of the changing 'characteristic' of the wood due to global warming. [News Source]

The UP side of global warming. Global warming might not be a disaster, according to some experts, who are pushing the notion that global warming has plenty of benefits, especially for certain northerly regions, such as Canada, Russia and Scandinavia. [News Source]

Ocean fertilization experiment draws fire. A German research ship laden with 20 tonnes of iron sulphate has whipped up a storm of protest as it sails towards the Antarctic, where it intends to dump its cargo into the ocean. [News Source]

Does the country need a big gas tax? If the nation is going to develop fuel alternatives that will clean the air, limit global warming and make it energy independent, making fossil fuels more expensive is essential, supporters say. [News Source]

We’re not doomed, but we’re in danger. Obama will find several major reports on global warming waiting for him from the U.S. defense and state departments, when he sits down at his desk Jan. 20 -- and they contain some ominous scenarios about consequences and how much time is left to take meaningful action. [News Source]

Year of the floods just a taste of the future, says WWF. Only one year has been wetter than 2008 in Scotland in almost a century, claims a group of enviromental campaigners. [News Source]

Last year, ‘colder’ made a comeback. Average temperatures across the country in 2008 were the coldest in a decade, according to national climatologists. But don't break out the parkas or scrap the global warming worries. [News Source]

Global warming could overheat crops. U.S. researchers say global warming is likely to result in lower crop yields in the tropics and subtropics, leading to serious food shortages. [News Source]

Chilika’s winged guests warming up. Chilika, the biggest waterfowl habitat in India, hosted 8.91 million Lakh birds of 155 different species this winter. But before the age of climate change, even more birds used to visit the lake, ornithologists say. [News Source]

Ten mad ways to save the planet. From wrapping the ice-cap in blankets to moving the Earth further from the Sun, an army of scientists have spent years coming up with some very bizarre solutions to avert global warming. [News Source]

Power meters help homeowners track and cut their energy use. Out on the high frontier of energy efficiency, John Petersen sees a future where every home has a “building dashboard” and an “energy orb” to help Americans shift from electricity-gulping ignorance to power-sipping sophistication. [News Source]