Study to assess global warming impact on infrastructure (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) The Tasmanian government has given $100,000 to help fund a project that will asses the risks posed to the state's infrastructure by climate change. [News Source]

Europe to feel the heat of climate change (New Scientist) Global warming may cause summers in central and north-western Europe to be as hot as those in today's Italy and Spain [News Source]

Flash Floods, Landslides Could Be Sign Of Global Warming (BruDirect.com) Bandar Seri Begawan - As Brunei is currently experiencing one of the worst floods in memory, the question that is on everyone's mind is whether the country is feeling the effects of global warming and climate change. [News Source]

The Population Bum (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News) Climate Change: A member of Britain's government says couples should be limited to two children to save the Earth from global warming. It's discouraging that such muddle-headed people are in positions of power. [News Source]

Climate change issues heard by Montana Legislature (KXLH Helena) Monday was "Climate Change Awareness Day" at the Montana Legislature. In addition to other events, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Steven Running gave a lecture on the state of climate science. [News Source]

Stern recipe for change. It may be crippled and reviled, but Britain’s banking industry is likely to become one of the nation’s key assets in dealing with climate change, according to Lord Nicholas Stern. [News Source]

Drought warning as the tropics expand. New research suggests that the three-year drought in California may be a consequence of the expanding tropics, which are gradually growing as human emissions of greenhouse gases warm the planet. [News Source]

Melting Arctic prompts calls for ‘national park’ on ice. Scientists want to protect a region spanning the northern Canadian archipelago and western Greenland. It would be the first area formally protected in response to climate change, and a last-ditch effort to save polar bears and other animals. [News Source]

Rising sea salinates India’s Ganges. Rising sea levels are causing salt water to flow into India's biggest river, threatening its ecosystem and turning vast farmlands barren in the country's east, a climate change expert warned. [News Source]

Global warming spurs drive for drought resistant cereal. Global warming is prompting the drive for drought and heat resistant cereal, which can be grown in the most arid areas to take care of our food requirements. One example is sorghum, a plant that can thrive where other cereals die due to lack of water. [News Source]

Carmakers fear emission plan could ruin recovery. Obama's goal for increased gas mileage and reduced emissions will require not only more efficient engines and transmissions, but improved tires, air conditioning and even body paint. But will these changes innovate or drag down the auto industry? [News Source]