Rising sea level is topic at forum. Sea level is rising and there is nothing we can do about it but plan for future impacts, according to Dr. Richard Lathrop of the Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis at Rutgers University. [News Source]

Wanted: A new home for my country. The Maldives is an archipelago of 1,190 islands in the Indian Ocean, with an average elevation of four feet. Even a slight rise in global sea levels, which many scientists predict will occur by the end of this century, could submerge most of the Maldives. [News Source]

Jesusita Fire likely a sign of things to come. The wildfire crackling over dry chaparral and engulfing homes in Santa Barbara is an ominous sign for the Bay Area, which experts say is ready to burn after two years of drought. Scientists predict the biggest near-term impact of climate change in California will be more fires. [News Source]

Changing the planet might help preserve it. Soon many scientists say we may need to start building space mirrors, creating artificial clouds or altering the chemistry of the sea to prevent the worst effects of global warming. [News Source]

U.S. curbs use of species act in protecting polar bear. The Obama administration said that it would retain a rule issued in the last days of the Bush administration that says the government cannot invoke the Endangered Species Act to restrict emissions of greenhouse gases threatening the polar bear and its habitat. [News Source]

Mountaineer Anker focusing on vanishing glaciers. Acclaimed mountaineer Conrad Anker said he’s scaling back on climbing the world’s highest peaks to spend more time studying them. He is concerned about global warming melting away the glaciers that cover the roof of the world. [News Source]

‘Climate threat’ to Tibet region. Rising temperatures in Tibet are threatening droughts and floods, which could endanger millions of people, China's top weather official warned. [News Source]

Shad hard to find in local restaurants. A declining shad population has resulted in limited supplies of the local NY delicacy this season. Restrictions on how many days a week fishermen can fish, coupled with climate change and ecosystem alteration, has contributed to the decline. [News Source]

Typhoon kills 24 in Philippines. A powerful typhoon dumped heavy rains, triggered landslides and left at least 24 people dead and three missing in the northern Philippines, officials said Friday. [News Source]

Scientists expecting massive iceberg from glacier crack. A massive iceberg with enough freshwater in it to fill Sydney Harbour 135 times over is about to break off the Mertz glacier in Antarctica. [News Source]

Eritrea: Climate-proofing for the future. Droughts have grown longer and more brutal in this semi-arid part of Africa, populated mainly by pastoralist communities. [News Source]