First Darwin, now global warming reaches Galapagos. Climate change could endanger the unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands, and scientists are trying to figure out how to protect vulnerable species such as blue-footed boobies and Galapagos Penguins. [News Source]

Gov’t, industry underestimate oilsands greenhouse gas emissions: report. Greenhouse gas emissions from the oilsands are being underestimated by at least a quarter by government and industry, a new report claims. [News Source]

Study links water shortages in Southeast to population, not global warming. The drought that gripped the Southeast from 2005 to 2007 was not unprecedented and resulted from random weather events, not global warming, Columbia University researchers have concluded. [News Source]

Beach closed four days by sewage spill. As temperatures rose last week, so did the smell at the beach as an estimated 9,600 gallons of sewage flowed into the ocean. [News Source]

Death toll nears 150 as Samoa tsunami devastation revealed. Rescuers reached scenes of stunning devastation on Wednesday after a killer tsunami obliterated Samoan island villages, killing at least 148 people and leaving scores more missing. [News Source]

First Darwin, now global warming reaches Galapagos. Climate change could endanger the unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands, and scientists are trying to figure out how to protect vulnerable species such as blue-footed boobies and Galapagos Penguins. [News Source]

Gov’t, industry underestimate oilsands greenhouse gas emissions: report. Greenhouse gas emissions from the oilsands are being underestimated by at least a quarter by government and industry, a new report claims. [News Source]

Study links water shortages in Southeast to population, not global warming. The drought that gripped the Southeast from 2005 to 2007 was not unprecedented and resulted from random weather events, not global warming, Columbia University researchers have concluded. [News Source]

What caused the Samoa islands tsunami? The Samoa region is no stranger to tectonic activity. At the earthquake's epicentre, the Pacific tectonic plate dives beneath the Australian plate at a rate of almost a centimetre a year, making the area one of the most active earthquake regions in the world. [News Source]

New technologies may grab carbon right out of air. As the world wrestles with how to cut greenhouse gas emissions, new technologies are gearing up to grab climate-warming carbon right out of the air. This so-called air capture technology could be set up anywhere and suck carbon directly from the atmosphere. [News Source]

Climate change threatens Brazil’s rich agriculture. A freak tornado and floods last month may be a harbinger of a troubled future for Brazilian farmers, who worry that climate change could severely disrupt production in one of the world's breadbaskets. [News Source]