Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Climate Change June 2008 Round Up

Here is this month’s roundup of climate change events and stories in the media.

Problems created by climate change.

Rising ocean acidity threatens low-lying islands
Hummer (the car) sales decrease
Warmer seas blamed for rapid decline of Scottish puffin colony
Turning sea into acid bath
Climate change blamed as mango harvest goes sour in India
Melting Arctic ice could spur inland warming
Senegal city is 'most threatened'
Ocean changes may trigger US megadrought
Arctic thaw threatens Siberian permafrost
Conflicts fuelled by climate change causing new refugee crisis
Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster'
Retreating Antarctic sea ice threatens southern whales
Global warming to spark increase in US wildfires
Extreme floods, storms seen increasing in North America
Climate change to create "plant refugees"
Global warming moves Costa Rica coffee land higher
Climate change may strain U.S. forces
Plants and trees head for the hills to escape global warming
No ice at the North Pole

What we are told to do to help stop climate change.

Eating insects is good for us and for the environment, scientists claim
Generation energy at home
Japanese families to take speedier baths
Drive less and ditch your electric toothbrush
Personal carbon trading
Carbon capture from power stations
Forces homes to fix solar tiles in German
Scientist urges carbon taxKill your air conditioner

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