In Louisiana, rising seas threaten Native Americans’ land. It used to be a long walk for Theresa Dardar to reach her ancestors' cemetery here in coastal Louisiana. Now, a boat ride is necessary to visit the burial site, which is surrounded by water as coastal Louisiana sinks and the sea level around it rises. [News Source]

Climate change bringing more ticks, infections. An apparent rise in ticks crossing Canada’s southern border has the local health unit urging residents to use caution in wooded areas. "We’re fairly confident the number of ticks is increasing because of climate change," said Dave Dodgson, of the Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit. [News Source]

In Louisiana, rising seas threaten Native Americans’ land. It used to be a long walk for Theresa Dardar to reach her ancestors' cemetery here in coastal Louisiana. Now, a boat ride is necessary to visit the burial site, which is surrounded by water as coastal Louisiana sinks and the sea level around it rises. [News Source]

Climate change bringing more ticks, infections. An apparent rise in ticks crossing Canada’s southern border has the local health unit urging residents to use caution in wooded areas. "We’re fairly confident the number of ticks is increasing because of climate change," said Dave Dodgson, of the Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit. [News Source]

North Carolina wishes away climate change. Some lawmakers will go to great lengths to deny the reality of climate change. But this week, North Carolina lawmakers reached new heights of denial, proposing a new law that would require estimates of sea level rise to be based only on historical data, not on data showing that seas are rising faster now because of global warming. [News Source]

Arctic air offers scientist clues about the speed of global warming. Paul Shepson's research at Perdue University cuts into that cyclical dance scientists of many fields are watching: The change in sea ice, relating to changes in air chemistry, relating to changes in climate, relating to changes in ecosystems, which all comes back to man-made emissions. [News Source]

The tale of the missing moose. Warmer winters associated with our changing climate are likely related to the rapid decline of the moose population in the northern Midwest. [News Source]

Fourteen programs show CO2 trade taking off: World Bank. New carbon programs in at least 14 emerging nations from China to Costa Rica show emissions trading may take off even as U.S. lawmakers focus on non-market-based regulations for climate protection, a World Bank official said. [News Source]

Danish aid projects halt after irregularities found. Three Danish aid projects in Viet Nam, which focused on climate change mitigation, have been temporarily suspended on suspicion of irregularities following the result of an in-depth financial audit, the Embassy of Denmark in Ha Noi announced. [News Source]

Climate change drives exodus to Jakarta. Many residents of Indramayu, one of Indonesia’s "rice bowls," are seasonal migrants to Jakarta where there are opportunities to earn cash by running street food stalls and working as construction labourers. The shuttling between Indramayu and Jakarta is dictated by the rice cropping cycles – which have begun to go awry with changing climate and erratic rainfall. [News Source]

United Nations warns of worsening next decade global displacements. The United Nations has forewarned the world that the number of displaced persons worldwide will significantly grow in next decade due to factors such as conflict, natural disasters and climate change, according to the flagship publication of the United Nations refugee agency. [News Source]