Saturday March 07th 2009, 9:33 PM
A dire climate-change warning will be issued by the Prince of Wales when he tells the world we have 'less than 100 months to act' before the damage caused by global warming becomes irreversible.
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Prince Charles: ‘We have less than 100 months to stop climate change disaster’ (Daily Mail: World News)
Global warming winners and losers in the world of weeds (ZDNet)
Saturday March 07th 2009, 6:53 PM
A newe study looked at five of the most problematic invasive weeds in the arid Western U.S. The conclusion: global warming will force three of them to retreat. But two, including the hated and prickly yellow starthistle, will expand their range northward as winters get warmer. They also have tolerance for deep drought. The other winner: tamarisk. The three loser weeds: spotted knapweed, ...
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New coral species might hold climate clues
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Saturday March 07th 2009, 5:24 PM
Scientists have identified seven new species of bamboo coral discovered thousands of feet below the ocean's surface off Hawaii.
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Olivier Kamanda: Climate Change Changes More Than Just the Weather (HuffingtonPost)
Saturday March 07th 2009, 2:05 PM
This month, ten underprivileged youth from Kenya, Tanzania, and Ghana will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in order to draw international attention to climate change in Africa.
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Nigeria: potential gas hotspot, on frontline for climate change (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Saturday March 07th 2009, 12:05 PM
Nigeria, tipped to be the world's next natural gas powerhouse, is on the frontline for climate change as it is ranked Africa's largest producer of greenhouse gases.
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