Climate change: The facts of life | Editorial Political action seems again improbable, but it remains more urgent than ever Climate change now reveals itself on a weekly basis. Scientists this month identified a colony of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which carries both yellow fever and the dengue virus, in the Netherlands. This African insect had not been seen in Europe for more than 50 years. A few days later US researchers reported that on ... [News Source]

Bjørn Lomborg: $100bn a year needed to fight climate change Exclusive 'Sceptical environmentalist' and critic of climate scientists to declare global warming a chief concern facing world • Climate change voice who changed his tune • Rajendra Pachauri under pressure to stand aside The world's most high-profile climate change sceptic is to declare that global warming is "undoubtedly one of the chief concerns facing the world today" and "a challenge ... [News Source]

Bjørn Lomborg: the dissenting climate change voice who changed his tune With his new book, Danish scientist Bjørn Lomborg has become an unlikely advocate for huge investment in fighting global warming. But his answers are unlikely to satisfy all climate change campaigners Few statisticians can have inspired more passion than Bjørn Lomborg, the Danish academic who became famous as the author of the controversial (some would say contrarian) Skeptical Environmentalist ... [News Source]

Climate Change Fight at Critical Point SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) _ The Climate Change Forum convened in San Francisco this week, with many experts saying that the fight against climate change is facing significant challenges. Jack Broadbent with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District said a lot of the troubles have to do with the struggling economy. “A lot of it [...] [News Source]

Climate Change Plays Unlucky for Horseshoe Crabs American horseshoe crabs are declining across the entire East Coast, from Maine to Florida. Researchers suspect that climate change and human activities are to blame. [News Source]

Top climate change sceptic’s U-turn ONE of the world's most renowned climate sceptics has admitted global warming is the biggest threat facing the planet. [News Source]

Bjorn Lomborg, Former Skeptic, Says Climate Change is Real Bjorn Lomborg became a scientific and skeptic name because of his adamant disbelief in global warming and climate change. That has all changed, though, as the former denier now believes in climate change. The NY Daily News reports that: The ultimate flip-flop? In an apparent about face, Bjorn Lomborg - dubbed the world's most famous climate-change skeptic - will declare climate change ... [News Source]

Santhigiri Ashram to host int’l conference on global warming Delegates from 20 countries would participate in the conference on global warming, climate change,sustainable development and secular spirituality organised by the Santhigiri Research Foundation from Sept 9-11. [News Source]

Top climate change sceptic does U-turn SCEPTIC finally admits global warming is the biggest threat facing the planet today. [News Source]

Top climate change sceptic does U-turn SCEPTIC finally admits global warming is the biggest threat facing the planet today. [News Source]

Noted anti-global warming scientist reverses course With scientific data piling up showing that the world has reached its hottest-ever point in recorded history, global-warming skeptics are also facing a high-profile defection from their ranks. Bjorn Lomborg, author of the influential tract "The Skeptical Environmentalist," has reversed course on the urgency of global warming, and is now calling for action on "a [... ] [News Source]