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China report spells out “grim” climate change risks

onsdag, 18. januar 2012

(Reuters) – Global warming threatens China’s march to prosperity by cutting crops, shrinking rivers and unleashing more droughts and floods,…

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Lake Victoria’s ports grapple with sinking water levels

onsdag, 11. januar 2012

AlertNet: The water level at the original Nansio pier has gradually been dropping since seasonal rainfalls began to lessen in…

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Farmers Bet on Climate-Proof Crops

fredag, 6. januar 2012

(IPS) Bangladesh:  With floods, droughts and other calamities battering deltaic Bangladesh regularly, farmers need little prompting in switching to climate-resistant…

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Gas from Northern Norway through the Northern Sea Route

fredag, 6. januar 2012

Barents Observer: Norwegian gas from the Snøhvit gas field outside Hammerfest can for the first time be shipped through the…

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La Nina – herald of drought – may linger into spring

fredag, 6. januar 2012

(Reuters) – The U.S. government forecaster warned on Thursday that La Nina, the weather phenomenon blamed for searing drought in the…

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Review of natural catastofes in 2011

onsdag, 4. januar 2012

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Munich Re: A sequence of devastating earthquakes and a large number of weather-related catastrophes made 2011 the costliest year ever…

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Russian river water unexpected culprit behind Arctic freshening

onsdag, 4. januar 2012

University of Washington : A hemispherewide phenomenon – and not just regional forces – has caused record-breaking amounts of freshwater to…

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‘Venice of Northwest Alaska’ sinking because of climate change

tirsdag, 3. januar 2012

Alaska Dispatch: The permafrost has sunk so much in one Northwest Alaska village that bridges are shifting, outdoor stairways hang…

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2011 Year in Review (part 1)

fredag, 30. december 2011

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Skeptical Science : Dramatic events grab headlines, and in the 2011 weather & climate sections of newspapers we’ve seen walls of…

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Thai floods could cost insurers USD10 billion or more

fredag, 30. december 2011

Aon Benfield: Published by Impact Forecasting, the firm’s catastrophe model development center of excellence, the report reveals that the worst…

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Climate Change Endangers Millions In South Asia

torsdag, 29. december 2011

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Millions of people in South Asia are vulnerable to climate change because of depleting glaciers, increasing coastal erosion, frequent floods…

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VIETNAM: From rice to shrimps and ginger – adapting to saltwater intrusion

onsdag, 28. december 2011

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(IRIN) – Rising sea levels and saltwater intrusion in Vietnam’s fertile Mekong Delta are forcing farmers and development…

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The dragon looks north

onsdag, 28. december 2011

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China grows hungry for Arctic resources and shipping routes as northern ice melts.

As the Arctic sea-ice melts, the Dragon…

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Peru’s Glaciers Melting, Decreasing Water Supply 20 Years Earlier Than Expected

onsdag, 28. december 2011

Treehugger: A new study in the Journal of Glaciology shows that the glaciers in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca mountain range are melting…

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A visualisation of Europe’s energy – interactive

tirsdag, 27. december 2011

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Environment world review of the year: ‘2011 rewrote the record books’

tirsdag, 27. december 2011

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Guardian: The ecologically tumultuous year saw record greenhouse gas emissions, melting Arctic sea ice, natural disasters and extreme weather –…

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Ocean Acidification Varies Widely Across Globe

tirsdag, 27. december 2011

Yale 360: Initial findings show great variation in ocean acidification. Around Antarctica and the Line Islands of the South Pacific,…

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Thailand seeks flood prevention plan as Bangkok clean-up operation continues

tirsdag, 27. december 2011

Guardian: Authorities urged to tackle urban planning issues amid concerns climate change puts Thai capital at risk of more frequent…

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Rising Asian demand drives global coal consumption growth

onsdag, 21. december 2011

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eia: Global coal demand has almost doubled since 1980, driven by increases…

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Texas Tops 10 States Ravaged by Extreme Weather in 2011

onsdag, 21. december 2011

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Climate Central: Texas, Alabama and Missouri topped the list of states hardest hit by the unrelenting assault of extreme weather…

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Philippines flooding aftermath – pictures

mandag, 19. december 2011

Guardian: The aftermath of the flooding which which affected about 143,000 people in 13 southern and central provinces

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New Eye on Earth global mapping and information service now live

søndag, 18. december 2011

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EEA: A new global web service allowing users to create maps and visualise data on environmental issues is now live.…

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Emergency Alert: Typhoon Sendong

søndag, 18. december 2011

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Philippine Red Cross: Tropical Storm Sendong (international name: Washi) ravaged Mindanao, slamming it with devastating rains and unleashing flash floods…

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Rhine River’s retreat to a 20-year low

lørdag, 17. december 2011

Bloomberg: Germany’s driest November has shrunk Europe’s rivers, creating monthlong delays for oil- and ore- carrying barges while uncovering the…

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Threat of malnutrition dire in Africa’s Sahel region due to increasing food shortages

lørdag, 17. december 2011

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UNICEF: It’s not a tsunami or an earthquake – it is a predictable emergency. UNICEF estimates more than a million…

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Bovanenkovo launch in May

lørdag, 17. december 2011

BarentsObserver: Gazprom will start production at its huge Arctic field of Bovanenkovo in May 2012. Continue

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OK for Shell’s Alaska offshore oil plan

lørdag, 17. december 2011

(Reuters) – The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Friday conditionally approved Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc’s revised plan…

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Fracking may be causing groundwater pollution, says EPA report

torsdag, 15. december 2011

Guardian: The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that fracking — a controversial method of improving…

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Great potential for North Sea CO2 storage

torsdag, 15. december 2011

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Norwegian Petroleum Directorate: An atlas describing possible subsurface storage locations for carbon dioxide in the Norwegian part of the North…

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Mapping the World’s Sustainable Cities

torsdag, 15. december 2011

With all the attention given to new technology for improving building design and performance, it’s easy to lose sight of…

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Climate change may bring big ecosystem changes

torsdag, 15. december 2011

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NASA: By 2100, global climate change will modify plant communities covering almost half of Earth’s land surface and will drive…

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China scales up solar power capacity plan by 50 percent

torsdag, 15. december 2011

(Reuters) – China has further revised up its solar power development target for 2015 by 50 percent from its previous…

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Climate change blamed for dead trees in Africa

onsdag, 14. december 2011

BERKELEY — Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change…

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Retreat of Arctic sea ice releases plumes of methane

tirsdag, 13. december 2011

The Independent: Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane – a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide –…

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FACTBOX-What U.N. climate talks agreed in Durban

søndag, 11. december 2011

Alertnet: Dec 11 (Reuters) – U.N. climate change talks in Durban, South Africa, agreed a package of measures early on…

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The Durban Platform

søndag, 11. december 2011

Details of key decisions that emerged from COP17 in Durban

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• Countries have already started to pledge to contribute…

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Climate talks in extra time after row over draft deal

lørdag, 10. december 2011

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(Reuters) – U.N. climate talks stalled after a rebellion by developing states most at risk from global warming, forcing host…

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This is What Global Warming looks like.

fredag, 9. december 2011

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NRDC: We have to believe what we are witnessing with our own eyes — floods, fires, melting ice and…

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Biodiversity and climate change – from bad to worse

fredag, 9. december 2011

(PhysOrg.com) — A major new scientific review, involving more than 30 scientists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands…

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Support grows for Durban climate deal

torsdag, 8. december 2011

(Reuters) – Support grew on Thursday for an EU plan to agree a global climate change pact with binding targets…

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Global Warming ‘Not Slowing Down’

tirsdag, 6. december 2011

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ScienceDaily: Researchers have added further clarity to the global climate trend, proving that global warming is showing no signs of…

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Rapid growth in CO2 emissions after the 2008–2009 global financial crisis

mandag, 5. december 2011

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Global carbon dioxide emissions increased by a record 5.9 per cent in 2010 following the dampening effect of the 2008-2009…

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Floods Ruining 14% of Thai Rice May Erase Global Export Glut

søndag, 4. december 2011

Bloomberg: Thailand’s worst floods in more than a half century may have wiped out as much as 14 percent of…

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New Reports Identify Impacts of Climate Change in Himalayas

søndag, 4. december 2011

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ICIMOD:  Findings from the most comprehensive assessment to date on climate change, snow and glacier melt in Asia’s mountainous Hindu…

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Global Warming Has Pushed the Arctic into a “New Normal”

torsdag, 1. december 2011

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NOAA: Persistent warming has caused dramatic changes in the Arctic Ocean and the ecosystem it supports.

Ocean changes include reduced sea…

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EU not reaching climate goals says EU Climate Policy Tracker 2011

torsdag, 1. december 2011

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This website presents up-to-date developments in climate and energy policies across the 27 EU member states. With a uniquely developed…

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Climate change: High risk of permafrost thaw

torsdag, 1. december 2011

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ScienceDaily: Permafrost thaw will release approximately the same amount of carbon as deforestation, say the authors, but the effect on…

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Global Climate Risk Index 2012

torsdag, 1. december 2011

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GermanWatch: Weather-related loss events and their impacts on countries in 2010 and 1991 to 2010

“Both extraordinary weather extremes in 2010…

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34 vessels in transit on Northern Sea Route

onsdag, 30. november 2011

Barents Observer: This year’s season on the Northern Sea Route was special in many ways. Not only was the route…

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Cairn fails to strike oil off Greenland

onsdag, 30. november 2011

Guardian: UK-based oil explorer’s shares slump after controversial £400m drilling programme fails to find commercially viable site

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