Climate change threatens African farmland: study  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Climate change could cost the African continent more farmland than the United States uses to plant its eight major field crops combined, according to a study published in the June issue of Environmental Science and Policy.  [News Source]

Climate change threatens African farmland -study (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - Climate change could cost the African continent more farmland than the United States uses to plant its eight major field crops combined, according to ... [News Source]

Paris mayor urges big cities to act on climate change (TODAYonline) Paris' mayor Bertrand Delanoe (C) attend the Local Goverment Climate Change Leadership Summit in Copenhagen. Delanoe on Tuesday urged big cities to act immediately to change urban dwellers' lifestyles to help stop global warming, saying "time is of the essence." [News Source]

Paris mayor urges big cities to act on climate change (AFP via Yahoo! News) Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe on Tuesday urged big cities to act immediately to change urban dwellers' lifestyles to help stop global warming, saying "time is of the essence." [News Source]

Climate Change Policies Won’t Impact Global Warming (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) However, 10 Sensible Ideas Will Combat Global Warming Now and Boost the Economy [News Source]

160 Syrian villages deserted ‘due to climate change’ (AFP via Yahoo! News) Some 160 villages in northern Syria were deserted by their residents in 2007 and 2008 because of climate change, according to a study released on Tuesday. [News Source]

NBC World Blog: Copenhagen preview [News Source]

Poland, Hungary May Become More Like Sicily in Global Warming (Bloomberg) June 2 (Bloomberg) -- The climate in Poland and Hungary may become more like that of Spain and Sicily by mid-century as global warming takes hold, the World Bank said. [News Source]

Paris mayor urges big cities to act on climate change (SpaceDaily) COPENHAGEN, June 2 (AFP) Jun 02, 2009 Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe on Tuesday urged big cities to act immediately to change urban dwellers' lifestyles to help stop global warming, saying "time is of the essence." [News Source]

Climate change could kill your pet warns the RSPCA (Daily Telegraph) Climate change could kill pets according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals RSPCA as warmer temperatures cause an increase in exotic diseases among cats and dogs. [News Source]

Public want more Government leadership on climate change (Christian Today) A new poll released today by Christian Aid reveals the extent of the British publics concern about climate change with a majority saying the Government needs to show more leadership in tackling global warming [News Source]