17/8/2007 Guardian An amateur meteorologist in Canada has embarrassed Nasa scientists into admitting that some of the data they used to show significant recent increases in global warming is flawed. Read the rest of this entry »
16/8/2007 Guardian Some tipping points for climate change could be closer than previously thought. Scientists are predicting that the loss of the massive Greenland ice sheet may now be unstoppable and lead to catastrophic sea-level rises around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
16/8/2007 BBC Scientists have painted the first detailed picture of Atlantic ocean currents crucial to Europe’s climate. Using instruments strung out across the Atlantic, a UK-led team shows that its circulation varies significantly over the course of a year. Read the rest of this entry »
15/8/2007 Guardian Millions of people across Britain think their behaviour does not contribute to climate change and find it too much effort to make green changes to their lifestyle, a government survey suggests. Read the rest of this entry »
15/8/2007 Guardian Locals walk on a nearly dried-up area of the Yangtze river in the Chinese city of Chongqing. Many of the world’s biggest rivers, including the Nile, Ganges, Yangtze and Danube, are facing catastrophic collapse due to man-made problems, according to a leading conservation group. Read the rest of this entry »
15/8/2007 BBC Severe flooding in North Korea has destroyed more than one-tenth of the country’s farmland, according to the state news agency KCNA. Read the rest of this entry »
13/8/2007 Channel 4 News Poll for Channel 4 News at airport found only 2.3% of passengers would consider taking fewer flights. This compares with latest MORI poll reporting that 88% of UK public “recognise climate change”.
13/8/2007 BBC Arctic sea ice set to hit new low Arctic sea ice is expected to retreat to a record low by the end of this summer, scientists have predicted. Read the rest of this entry »
10/8/ 2007 Guardian British scientists are predicting a succession of record-breaking high temperatures in the most detailed forecast of global warming’s impact on weather around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
10/8/2007 Front Page of Guardian. Global warming: Met Office predicts plateau then record temperature. Ian Sample New approach forecasts climate changes a few years ahead which is what planners (and the public) need, rather than predictions for 2050 or 2100. Read the rest of this entry »
9/8/2007 Guardian Charles Arthur. “Look at how many people profess that they back green measures - except when it comes to their cheap plane flights and petrol prices … They won’t pay more.” Read the rest of this entry »
8/8/2007 BBC Coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans are disappearing faster than had previously been thought, a scientific study has shown. Nearly 1,554 sq km (600 sq miles) of reef have disappeared each year since the 1960s - twice the speed at which rainforest is being lost. Read the rest of this entry »
8/8/2007 Guardian Will carbon allowances for individuals - with credits and penalties - cut carbon emissions? A growing movement thinks so (Crag). Read the rest of this entry »
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6/8/2007 BBC The focus on reducing carbon emissions has blinded us to the real problem - unsustainable lifestyles, says Eamon O’Hara. Read the rest of this entry »
6/8/2007 Guardian Why Germans laugh at British boasts of leading the world on climate change. Last week’s news that widening a stretch of the M6 motorway will cost £3bn, or £1,000 an inch, was depressing not just because of the huge sum but for what it says about the government’s spending priorities. Read the rest of this entry »
4/8/2007 BBC The duration of heatwaves in Western Europe has doubled since 1880, a study has shown. The authors of the research also discovered that the frequency of extremely hot days has nearly tripled in the past century. Read the rest of this entry »
3/8/2007 BBC Almost 20 million people have been displaced as some of the worst floods for years have hit a wide swathe of northern India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Read the rest of this entry »
3/8/2007 BBC The government’s proposals to tackle climate change need to be tougher and legally enforceable, say MPs and peers. Their report said the target of a minimum 60% cut in carbon emissions by 2050 may not be adequate. Read the rest of this entry »