Europe probe tracks global warming impact on water (SpaceDaily) PARIS, Nov 2 (AFP) Nov 02, 2009 The European Space Agency on Monday launched a water tracking satellite that will help give faster predictions of floods and other extreme weather incidents caused by global warming. [News Source]

World leaders accused of myopia over climate change deal. The head of the international group leading the fight against climate change has accused countries of pushing science aside in favour of self-serving "political myopia" ahead of the vital Copenhagen summit. [News Source]

Trouble flares in Niger delta. Last year Nigeria flared 15bn cubic metres of gas, more than any other country apart from Russia and about one tenth of the global total. As world leaders prepare to gather in Copenhagen for next month’s climate change summit, the delta’s flares serve as reminders of the difficulties of their task. [News Source]

Senate unlikely to pass climate bill. With Democrats deeply divided on the issue, unless some Republican lawmakers risk the backlash for signing on to the legislation, there is almost no hope for passage. [News Source]

Solar power from Sahara a step closer. A $400bn (£240bn) plan to provide Europe with solar power from the Sahara moved a step closer to reality today with the formation of a consortium of 12 companies to carry out the work. [News Source]

Climate change threatens lives of millions of children, says charity. A quarter of a million children could die next year due to the effects of climate change, Save the Children warned today. [News Source]

Trouble flares in Niger delta. Last year Nigeria flared 15bn cubic metres of gas, more than any other country apart from Russia and about one tenth of the global total. As world leaders prepare to gather in Copenhagen for next month’s climate change summit, the delta’s flares serve as reminders of the difficulties of their task. [News Source]

Coal mines, power plant give Navajos income, controversy. A green controversy fueled by coal-fired power plants is raging on America's largest Indian reservation. [News Source]

Mass-market U.N. carbon scheme finds favor in India. A new type of U.N. scheme is spreading clean energy technology to millions of people in India, promising to cut carbon emissions and help investors earn valuable carbon credits. [News Source]

Multiyear ice covering Arctic is effectively gone. The multiyear ice covering the Arctic Ocean has effectively vanished, a startling development that will make it easier to open up polar shipping routes, according to an Arctic expert. [News Source]

Indian cities are emission babes. Indian cities produce far less greenhouse gases that cause global warming than their richer cousins abroad, says a first-ever study of its kind. They are babes compared to international heavy-hitters like Washington, D.C., Shanghai, Toronto, New York and London. [News Source]