Climate Change archive
December 2006
07.12.2006
from think progress:
more...'Desertification has already begun in the southern plains states. Drier climates are leading to lower crop yields and we have been having persistant droughts.' Just one of the comments on this alarming story. Related topics/regions: [North America] Image: Will Alaska become the USA's wheat belt?
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07.12.2006
from Terra Daily:
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The windpower industry fears it will fail to keep pace with growing demand for turbines.
Image: Demand for wind turbines is booming with world wide sales hitting record levels
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06.12.2006
from Planet Ark:
more..."There is a sense of urgency in China," says Sir Nicholas Stern, head of the British government's economic service. "It's important to recognise that China is moving, and moving quite quickly." Related topics/regions: [China] Image: China's glaciers are melting © WWF-Canon / Neyret & Benastar / WWF
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05.12.2006
from Climate Ark:
more...Many statistics show that this UK mountain region is warming but the most impressive of these is the fact that the snow is also melting faster each year. Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] Image: Less snow means trouble for ski resorts
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04.12.2006
from the Telegraph:
more...The UK Chancellor is preparing to unveil plans on Wednesday to raise the air passenger duty that millions of holidaymakers have to pay on top of the price of their ticket. Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] Image: Taxing air travel
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04.12.2006
from Friends of the Earth:
more...Aviation is on a collision course with UK climate targets, and airport expansion will send us in totally the wrong direction, says FoE's Senior Transport Campaigner Tony Bosworth. Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] Image: Less of this, not more © FreeFoto.com
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03.12.2006
from National Geographic News:
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The former U.S. Vice President on how you can fight climate change, whether he practices what he preaches, and whether he'll grow back the beard.
Image: Al Gore
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02.12.2006
from San Francisco Chronicle:
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Greenhouse gas may not be very sexy, but a group of self-proclaimed "ecobabes" in California have found a unique way to bring out global warming's naughty side -- posing for a pinup calendar.
Image: One of the 'ecobabes'
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01.12.2006
from Guardian Unlilmited:
more...Global warming is creating a climate time bomb by storing enormous amounts of heat in the waters of the north Atlantic, a new study reveals. Image: Oceans can store massive amounts of heat © Worldwatch Institute
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